US Strikes Did Not Destroy Iran Nuclear Facilities: Pentagon Assessment

Trump doubles down on Iran destruction

Donald Trump has maintained Iran's nuclear program has been destroyed, contrary to an intelligence report from the Pentagon.

US strikes on Iranian nuclear sites not as effective as Trump administration claims - intelligence assessment

Donald Trump's claim that Iranian nuclear sites were "totally destroyed" is in doubt, after a US intelligence report emerged appearing to contradict his assessment. Listen to the latest episode of The World with Richard Engel and Yalda Hakim below as you scroll.

US strikes did not destroy Iran nuclear facilities: Pentagon assessment

The White House called the initial damage assessment on Iran's uranium stockpile "flat-out wrong".

Questions Over Iran's Uranium Stockpile Looms As Trump Announces Ceasefire

When President Donald Trump sent US bombers to strike Iran's nuclear sites last weekend, he was betting he could help ally Israel cripple Tehran's nuclear program while keeping his long-standing vow to avoid entanglement in a protracted war.

Loose uranium and hardliner anger: Why Trump’s strikes may drag U.S. into a quagmire

Experts say the attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities did not destroy its stockpile of enriched uranium and may increase the political will to build a bomb.

Iran's stockpiles of enriched uranium unaffected by US strikes

According to the source, it would have been very naive to keep enriched uranium in the places of its production