Iran-Israel latest: Trump strikes did not destroy Tehran’s nuclear sites
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Iran-Israel latest: Trump lashes out at leaked intel saying strikes failed to destroy Tehran’s nuclear sites
President Donald Trump has lashed out at the leaked intelligence report that suggested the US airstrikes did not destroy Iran’s nuclear program. “They don’t know what the f*** they’re doing,” the US president said of both countries. A fragile ceasefire between Israel and Iran appears to hold as a result of the US attack on three Iranian nuclear sites on Sunday.
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President Donald Trump has lashed out at the leaked intelligence report that suggested the US airstrikes did not destroy the nuclear program in Iran.
“FAKE NEWS CNN, TOGETHER WITH THE FAILING NEW YORK TIMES, HAVE TEAMED UP IN AN ATTEMPT TO DEMEAN ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL MILITARY STRIKES IN HISTORY,” the US president ranted on Truth Social.
A preliminary intelligence assessment has found that the US military strikes on three of Iran’s nuclear facilities over the weekend did not destroy the country’s nuclear program and only set it back by a matter of months.
It comes after Donald Trump claimed he “stopped the war” as a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Iran appears to hold. Referring to the US attack on three Iranian nuclear sites on Sunday, the US president posted on Truth Social on Tuesday: “It was my great honor to Destroy All Nuclear facilities & capability, and then, STOP THE WAR!”
A furious Mr Trump earlier accused both the Iranian and Israeli militaries of violating the ceasefire just hours after it came into effect. “They don’t know what the f*** they’re doing,” the US president said of both countries.