On June 25, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) - Mr. John Ratcliffe - said that Iran's nuclear program was "seriously damaged" after the B-2 Spirit rocket bombing launched by US President Donald Trump on June 22.
Director Ratcliffe said that Tehran could take years to rebuild its nuclear program, adding that the information he revealed was credible given the unknown extent of damage to Irans facilities in Natanz, Fordow and Isfahan over the past few days.
Previously, the US media has raised many doubts about the statements of President Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth when he affirmed that Iran's nuclear weapons production capabilities had been "destroyed".
Many sides also believe that the information between Mr. Trump and Mr. Hegseth may have been exaggerated because, according to initial assessments by the Pentagon Defense Intelligence Agency, the attack did not destroy the core components of the Iranian nuclear program and only slowed it down for a few months.
At the time, the US leader accused the media of trying to "low down" the attacks.
Although the US airstrike on Iran on June 22 received much criticism from the international community, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised the move, affirming that this was an effort to prevent Tehran from owning nuclear weapons.
For its part, Tehran - a country that denies having a military nuclear program - has said it will continue to enrich uranium for research and civilian purposes. Russia also condemned the attacks and accused the West of spreading false information about Iran's nuclear activities.
