CIA says Iran’s nuclear sites were “severely damaged” in US strikes, contradicting Pentagon leak

The CIA has confirmed that US airstrikes on Iran’s key nuclear sites caused extensive, long-term damage, directly contradicting early Pentagon assessments that suggested only limited disruption. CIA Director John Ratcliffe said several Iranian nuclear facilities were destroyed and would take years to rebuild. US President Donald Trump, defending the operation’s success, announced a Pentagon news briefing to counter what he called “fake news”. The official CIA statement reasserts the severity of the...