69 h. ago Pentagon says US strikes set back Iran nuclear program ‘one to two years’

Sean Parnell repeats Trump claim that key sites were destroyed, based on ‘assessments inside the department’The Pentagon has collected intelligence material that suggests Iran’s nuclear program was set back roughly one to two years as a result of the US strikes on three key facilities last month, the chief spokesperson at the defense department said at a news conference on Wednesday.The spokesperson, Sean Parnell, repeated Donald Trump’s claim that Iran’s key nuclear sites had been completely destroyed, although he did not offer further details on the origin of the assessments beyond saying it came from inside the defense department. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Republicans in turmoil after Senate parliamentarian rejects Medicaid cuts in Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’ – live

Some Republicans call for Elizabeth MacDonough, who enforces Senate rules, to be fired after she rejects slew of major provisions Supreme court paves way for states to defund Planned ParenthoodBy taking military action, Trump “created the conditions to end the war, decimating, obliterating Iran’s nuclear capabilities”, Hegseth says, contrary to early US intelligence findings reported yesterday that suggested US strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites did not destroy two of the sites and only set program back by months.Hegseth starts off by praising Trump’s “game-changing” and “historic” achievement in getting most of the Nato allies to raise the defense spending to 5%. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago The Latest: Hegseth praises US attack on Iran but offers few details on the strikes’ impact

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Gen. Dan Caine held a news conference to respond to an early leaked intelligence report suggesting U.S. strikes against Iran likely put the country back mere months

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9 d. ago Early intelligence suggests Iran’s uranium largely intact, European officials say

Preliminary assessments suggest Tehran was able to move much of its stockpile

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1 week ago Satellite images and leaked intelligence throw doubt on Trump’s claims of success in Iran nuclear base strikes

Pictures show superficial damage to Iran’s nuclear sites, while a leaked intelligence report suggests the strikes only set back Tehran’s atomic programme by a matter of months

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1 week ago Iran’s desire for nuclear weapons has only been spurred on by US strikes – no matter what Trump says

As leaked US intelligence suggests Trump’s strikes only put Iran’s nuclear programme back by a few months, Tehran will feel the incentive to secure a weapon more than ever, world affairs editor Sam Kiley writes from Tel Aviv

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1 week ago Trump strikes on Iran did not destroy nuclear sites, intel assessment suggests: report

Early intelligence assessment from Pentagon suggests Iran nuclear program only set back by ‘a few months’

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2 w. ago Why two of the world’s most powerful spy agencies disagree on Iran’s nuclear capabilities

Donald Trump has publicly disputed analysis by his own intelligence officials that suggests an Iranian nuclear weapon may be years away

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