Early US intel assessment finds strikes set back Iran’s nuclear program only by months

Early US intel assessment finds strikes set back Iran’s nuclear program only by months

The U.S. military strikes President Donald Trump ordered on Iran’s nuclear facilities did not completely destroy the country’s nuclear program and likely set it back only by months, according to two people familiar with an early intelligence assessment. The initial report, which is highly classified, was produced by the Defense Intelligence Agency and U.S. Central … Read more

Trump calls Iran’s retaliation on American base ‘very weak,’ doesn’t say US will respond militarily

Trump calls Iran’s retaliation on American base ‘very weak,’ doesn’t say US will respond militarily

President Donald Trump warned Iran against retaliation several times following U.S. strikes against Tehran’s nuclear facilities on Saturday night. On Monday, Iran fired missiles targeting Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar — the largest U.S. military base in the region, raising concerns about escalation. A U.S. official told ABC News the U.S. intercepted Iranian missiles … Read more

Hegseth says Iran’s nuclear program was ‘obliterated.’ What we know so far about how much damage was actually done

Hegseth says Iran’s nuclear program was ‘obliterated.’ What we know so far about how much damage was actually done

Ballistic experts say it’s too soon to determine how much damage Iran’s nuclear facilities sustained in the weekend attack. On Saturday night, the United States targeted nuclear sites in Iran believed to be essential to the country’s ability to produce nuclear weapons: a uranium enrichment site located in northwestern Iran — deep inside a mountain … Read more

Trump wants to take out Iran’s nuclear program. His attacks may backfire.

Trump wants to take out Iran’s nuclear program. His attacks may backfire.

Over the weekend, the United States bombed three nuclear facilities in Iran. Iran has been considered a political risk to America since the 1979 revolution, and President Donald Trump has repeatedly stated that it cannot be allowed to possess nuclear weapons. The strikes mark yet another attempt in a long-running US strategy to rein in … Read more

New satellite images reveal US military damage to Iran’s nuclear facilities

New satellite images reveal US military damage to Iran’s nuclear facilities

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Fresh satellite images have captured the damage caused by American B-2 stealth bombers in airstrikes targeting Iran’s Isfahan and Natanz nuclear facilities.  Photos taken by Planet Labs PBC show that multiple buildings were hit at both sites as a result of Operation Midnight Hammer.  “At the Isfahan … Read more

Video Some of Iran’s retaliation won’t unfold ‘for some time’: Former DHS official

Video Some of Iran’s retaliation won’t unfold ‘for some time’: Former DHS official

Some of Iran’s retaliation won’t unfold ‘for some time’: Former DHS official The former DHS assistant secretary for counterterrorism, Elizabeth Neumann, says that most of Iran’s proxies are “pretty much decimated or severely hampered.” June 23, 2025 Source link

Israel-Iran live updates: Iran’s Khamenei says ‘punishment’ of Israel will continue

Israel-Iran live updates: Iran’s Khamenei says ‘punishment’ of Israel will continue

President Donald Trump took to his social media platform on Sunday night to further detail the U.S. strikes against Iran’s nuclear facilities. “Monumental Damage was done to all Nuclear sites in Iran, as shown by satellite images. Obliteration is an accurate term!” the president wrote on Truth Social. This satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies … Read more

Vance: ‘We’re not at war with Iran, we’re at war with Iran’s nuclear program’

Vance: ‘We’re not at war with Iran, we’re at war with Iran’s nuclear program’

Vice President JD Vance said Sunday that despite the U.S. strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites last night, the U.S. is not at war with Iran. “No, we’re not at war with Iran, Jon. We’re at war with Iran’s nuclear program,” Vance told ABC News’ “This Week” co-anchor Jonathan Karl. “And I think the president took … Read more

How bunker-busters and B-2 stealth bombers struck at the heart of Iran’s nuclear program

How bunker-busters and B-2 stealth bombers struck at the heart of Iran’s nuclear program

Code-named “Operation Midnight Hammer,” the top-secret U.S. precision attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities launched overnight was the largest strike using B2 bombers in history and it was the longest flight involving the fleet since 2001, Pentagon officials said Sunday. The mission included the first use of the Massive Ordnance Penetrator bombs, or MOP, which had … Read more

Bombing Iran’s underground Fordo nuclear plant might not be effective, one expert says

Bombing Iran’s underground Fordo nuclear plant might not be effective, one expert says

A U.S. attack on a key Iranian nuclear facility might not be effective, even if American military’s massive bunker-buster bombs are used, a national security expert familiar with Iran’s program told ABC News on Thursday. While the 30,000-pound bombs have been tested, they’ve never actually been used and the exact nature of the concrete and … Read more