CIA director says Iran's nuclear program is seriously damaged

According to TASS on June 26, the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has received information that Iran's nuclear program has been seriously damaged by recent attacks by the US Armed Forces on facilities in the Islamic Republic.

"The CIA can confirm that there is credible intelligence indicating that Tehran's nuclear program has been severely damaged by recent targeted attacks," CIA Director John Ratcliffe stressed.

Mr. Ratcliffe pointed out that, according to the data received, "a number of important Iranian nuclear facilities have been destroyed, which will take many years to restore."

Similar assessments were previously made by US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard on social media X. Ms Gabbard stressed, "Iran's nuclear facilities have been destroyed."

If the Iranians decide to restore them, they will have to completely rebuild all three facilities - Natanz, Fordow, Isfahan - which could take years," explained Ms. Gabbard, who coordinates the operations of all 18 US intelligence agencies.

Earlier, on June 24, CNN cited its sources as saying that the US intelligence community believes that the US military's attacks on Iran did not result in the destruction of key components of Iran's nuclear program.

According to preliminary intelligence assessments, the attack most likely only delayed the arrival of a nuclear bomb in Tehran by a few months. According to CNN, such an assessment was presented by the US Department of Defense Intelligence Agency (DMO) based on an analysis conducted by the US Armed Forces Central Command after the attacks. The enriched uranium stockpiles in Iran were not destroyed, and the centrifuges were "largely undamaged," CNN sources said.

US President Donald Trump at a press conference in The Hague after the NATO summit stressed that the DMO's conclusions, which were "leaked" to the press on June 24, were preliminary.