President Trump is defending the effectiveness of the U-S military’s strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities. A preliminary American intelligence assessment raises some questions about the level of devastation to Iran’s nuclear program. But the president is confident: “It’s blown up to kingdom come.” And the White House is citing a statement from the Israel Atomic […]
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Trump defends strikes on Iran amid intelligence questions
President Trump is defending the effectiveness of the U-S military’s strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities. A preliminary American intelligence assessment raises some questions about the level of devastation to Iran’s nuclear program. But the president is confident: “It’s blown up to kingdom come.” And the White House is citing a statement from the Israel Atomic Energy Commission that said Iran faced a setback of “many years.” However, the president’s joint chiefs chairman has said final battle damage assessment “will take some time.”