CNN has reported, citing three informed sources, that preliminary assessments from the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) indicate that the recent American military strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities did not fully destroy key components of Iran’s nuclear program but likely disrupted it for only a few months.
According to the report, the strikes conducted last Saturday on the Fordow and Natanz nuclear sites — despite dropping more than a dozen bombs — failed to completely eliminate centrifuges or Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium.
The sources confirmed that Iran’s enriched uranium reserves remained unaffected by the strikes.
The preliminary assessment, prepared by the DIA, is based on a post-strike damage report conducted by U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM).
According to the agency’s estimates, the strikes set back Iran’s nuclear program by less than six months.
This assessment contradicts statements by U.S. President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly claimed that Iran’s main enrichment facilities were “completely destroyed.”
White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt denied CNN’s report, posting on X: “This alleged assessment is completely false. It is highly classified, yet somehow leaked to CNN.”
