An Israeli lawmaker is disputing claims by President Donald Trump that the Fordow nuclear facility in Iran was \u201cobliterated\u201d by recent U.S. airstrikes. Trump, speaking at the NATO summit in The Hague, said intelligence agents had inspected the underground site and confirmed its destruction. However, Israeli MK Aryeh Deri contradicted this, saying no one had yet visited the site and that assessments were based solely on satellite imagery.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere was damage,\u201d Deri told Israeli media, \u201cbut claims of complete destruction are premature.\u201d<\/p>\n
In contrast, Israel\u2019s National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi stated that multiple Iranian nuclear facilities\u2014including Natanz, Isfahan, and Arak\u2014had been severely damaged or destroyed. Hanegbi said the Fordow facility had sustained significant damage that could prevent it from resuming operations.<\/p>\n
Trump and U.S. officials continue to insist the strikes dealt a major blow to Iran\u2019s nuclear program. \u201cIt was obliteration,\u201d Trump said, adding that the attacks had \u201cset back the Iranian nuclear program decades.\u201d He asserted that Israeli operatives had confirmed Fordow\u2019s destruction and that a formal assessment would be released soon.<\/p>\n
Secretary of State Marco Rubio reinforced the administration\u2019s stance, saying Iran is \u201cmuch further\u201d from developing a nuclear weapon than before the operation. Meanwhile, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth described the bombings as delivering \u201cdevastation.\u201d However, a leaked Defense Intelligence Agency assessment, described as \u201clow confidence,\u201d reportedly questioned the effectiveness of the strikes. In response, the FBI has launched an investigation into the leak, which U.S. officials called \u201coutrageous\u201d and \u201ctreasonous.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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