US Administration Releases Fresh Intel to Support President’s Assertions of Effectiveness in Iran Attacks | Iran

Donald Trump’s administration has intensified its defense of the US’s weekend attacks on Iran, citing “new intelligence” to support its initial claim of complete success. The administration is also criticizing a leaked intelligence assessment that suggested the attacks only set back Tehran’s nuclear program by a few months. Senior officials have publicly rejected the assessment of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), which concluded that key components of Iran’s nuclear program could be restarted within months. The White House is reportedly attempting to limit the sharing of classified documents with Congress, according to the Washington Post and the Associated Press. Democrats have slammed this decision, stating that senators deserve information. The leaked DIA assessment also claimed that much of Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium had been moved before the strikes and may have been moved to other secret nuclear sites. The UN nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said it lost “visibility” of this material when “hostilities began”. However, the IAEA’s director-General Rafael Grossi stated that the uranium has not been lost or hidden. The White House has also rejected claims that the enriched uranium was moved before the strikes, maintaining that the uranium is buried under the rubble due to the success of the strikes. Trump has said US and Iranian officials will meet soon to discuss the situation, suggesting that negotiations are no longer necessary due to Iran’s significant damage. Meanwhile, Iran is intensifying its internal security crackdown with mass arrests, executions and military deployments, reportedly arresting 26 people accused of collaborating with Israel.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/26/iran-nuclear-facility-damage-assessment-new-intelligence-trump-claim