Trump Claimed Iran’s Nukes Were Obliterated – But U.S. Generals Say Isfahan Was Untouched | World News
Washington, DC: US President Donald Trump was sure of usual in front of the cameras. His voice didn’t hesitate. His words were clear. “We destroyed Iran’s nuclear program,” he said. No hesitation. No star sign. No doubt.
The president was talking about the latest US strike on Iran’s underground nuclear complexes. The Israeli-Iran War has been the bravest mission since it began. ‘Operation Midnight Hammer’ named Code named B-2 hidden bombardment planes, cruise missiles and approximately 14,000 kilograms of shelter bombs.
But behind the scenes, the picture looks less absolute.
Senior US defense officials say that the most intensely reinforced site – Isfahan – is never shot with bombs. Could not be. The facility is very deep. Concrete, Kaya, Steel – All of the rooms that storage the most dangerous uranium of Iran are stacked. Military planners knew that the GBU-57 bombs could not reach it. So they didn’t try.
Instead, the strike relied on Tomahawk missiles fired from US submarines. These targeted surface structures and power lines on the field. Not the heart of the complex. It is not vaults where enriched uranium is held.
Dan Caine, the upper military officer responsible for the operation, then said to the deputies that Isfahan was “immobile için for Bunker-Busters. “Depth exceeds our ability to influence,” he said.
Isfahan has reported about 60% of Iran’s enriched uranium. Some of them are 60% purity-only the weapon class is short. If this stock survived, Iran’s nuclear timeline did not collapse. It just slows down.
Satellite images taken after the strike showed activity near the facility. Trucks. Cranes. Fresh digging. The tunnel gates were opened again in days. US and Israeli intelligence officials quietly examined the images. Their agreement – Iran may have moved key materials before bombing.
President Trump rejected these reports. He insists that he has not changed anything. No uranium was moved. “We understood everything. There’s nothing left to hide,” he said during an interview on the television.
However, intelligence briefings tell a more cautious story.
A Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) assessment shared with members of the congress emphasized “serious damage” to Fordow and Natanz, two shallow areas. But he gave up confirming the full destruction. “The basic infrastructure in Isfahan is not structurally solid,” one picture said.
Some MPs are now calling clarity.
Michael McCaul, a member of the Republican Congress, who lives in the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Assembly, said, “We do not think that Iran has sent nothing to journalists. But there is a need for full accounting. We need inspectors again.”
However, this may not be soon. Since the strike, Iran has prevented access to the bombs bombed by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Without cameras or inspectors, the condition of the uranium continues to be a mystery.
IAEA Chief Rafael Grossi admitted that he still couldn’t verify what happened inside. “The damage was very large on the ground. But we don’t know what happened below,” he said.
For now, Trump’s statement is standing alone. Very much. Challenging Unique with evidence. Whether it stands, history will judge.
