Israel claims victory as U.S. intel says Iran nuclear sites not destroyed; nuclear sites are completely destroyed, Trump retorts

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared a “historic victory” against Iran despite a U.S. intelligence report concluding that American strikes set back Tehran’s nuclear program by just a few months.Iran and Israel agreed to a ceasefire on Tuesday (June 24, 2025), ending 12 days of tit-for-tat strikes, after US President Donald Trump joined the conflict with bunker-busting bombs at the weekend that he said destroyed key Iranian nuclear sites.

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A classified preliminary U.S. intelligence report, however, concluded that American strikes on Iran set back its nuclear program by just a few months.White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt had previously confirmed the authenticity of the assessment but said it was “flat-out wrong”.Mr. Netanyahu, in an address to the nation after the ceasefire, announced that “we have thwarted Iran's nuclear project”. “And if anyone in Iran tries to rebuild it, we will act with the same determination, with the same intensity, to foil any attempt,” he said.Israel had said its bombing campaign, which began on June 13, was aimed at preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, an ambition Tehran has consistently denied.Israel’s military said that its strikes had set back Iran’s nuclear programme “by years”.