Trump says Iran nuclear program ‘gone for years,’ rejects early Pentagon analysis

Trump says Iran nuclear program ‘gone for years,’ rejects early Pentagon analysis

LONDON — President Donald Trump again claimed “total obliteration” of Iran’s nuclear program during the NATO summit in the Netherlands on Wednesday, dismissing an early Pentagon report suggesting the joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on Tehran’s facilities may have only set its program back by a matter of months. “I believe it was total obliteration,” Trump told … Read more

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

Vance touts destruction of Iranian nuclear program as Trump announces Israel-Iran ceasefire

Vance touts destruction of Iranian nuclear program as Trump announces Israel-Iran ceasefire

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Vice President JD Vance said the United States achieved its objective in destroying Iran’s nuclear program, moments after President Donald Trump announced on his Truth Social platform that Israel and Iran had agreed to a “complete and total ceasefire.”  Vance told “Special Report” Monday that he had left … 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

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

Iran nuclear program ‘no longer’ after U.S. strikes, expert tells Fox News

Iran nuclear program ‘no longer’ after U.S. strikes, expert tells Fox News

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A top expert on the Iran nuclear program believes the regime’s atomic program has been obliterated by Saturday night’s strikes by the United States. “The nuclear program is no longer,” Jonathan Schanzer, Executive Director of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, a “national security and foreign policy” … Read more

The US bunker-buster bomb and how it could be used against Iran’s nuclear program

The US bunker-buster bomb and how it could be used against Iran’s nuclear program

Israel‘s attack on Iran aimed at destroying its nuclear program has raised speculation about whether the U.S. would use one of America’s most powerful weapons to make that happen. The Israeli government alleges Iran is close to making a nuclear weapon and the enriched uranium needed to do so is believed to be produced and … Read more

Israel-Iran live updates: Trump seeking ‘real end’ to Tehran nuclear program

Israel-Iran live updates: Trump seeking ‘real end’ to Tehran nuclear program

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz on Tuesday warned Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei that his fate could be similar to that of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein if his forces continue to target Israel. Smoke billows from a site near the Azadi Tower in central Tehran on June 16, 2025. Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images “I … Read more