But we know Trump and his stooges will deny the result was anything less than perfect, and will never back down, despite all the evidence {TBPR editor}

By Cybele Mayes-Osterman, Tom Vanden Brook, Josh Meyer and Zac Anderson, USA Today/ June 25, 2025

WASHINGTON − A preliminary Pentagon intelligence assessment has found the U.S. strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities set back Iran’s nuclear program by a few months, according to a U.S. government source familiar with the intelligence findings.

Early evidence has shown the bombing did not reach depths necessary to destroy the facilities, which are buried deeply underground, according to a second U.S. official.

The June 21 airstrikes by U.S. Air Force B-2 stealth bombers used the military’s most powerful conventional weapon, the GBU-57 bunker buster. The 30,000-pound bombs burrow deep into the earth before exploding.

However, initial assessments show that they did not reach depths to destroy Iran’s nuclear capability completely, said another U.S. official familiar with the intelligence but not authorized to speak publicly.More: Where is Iran’s enriched uranium? Questions loom after Trump claims victory.

A third U.S. official confirmed the findings in the Defence Intelligence Agency report, which was first reported by CNN.

Some members of Congress have seen the DIA assessment.

Asked about the assessment, the Pentagon shared a statement from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth refuting its findings.

“Based on everything we have seen – and I’ve seen it all – our bombing campaign obliterated Iran’s ability to create nuclear weapons,” Hegseth said.

“Our massive bombs hit exactly the right spot at each target – and worked perfectly,” Hegseth said. “The impact of those bombs is buried under a mountain of rubble in Iran; so anyone who says the bombs were not devastating is just trying to undermine the President and the successful mission.”

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt called the assessment “flat-out wrong” in a statement posted to X.

“Everyone knows what happens when you drop fourteen 30,000 pound bombs perfectly on their targets: total obliteration.”In a White House address hours after the bombs were dropped on June 21, President Donald Trump claimed the strikes “obliterated” the three key nuclear facilities – Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan.

Hegseth told reporters the next morning that “Iran’s nuclear ambitions have been obliterated.”