{"id":21543,"date":"2025-07-21T23:47:48","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T23:47:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=21543"},"modified":"2025-07-21T23:47:48","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T23:47:48","slug":"trump-repeats-claim-irans-nuclear-program-crippled-for-years-after-strikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=21543","title":{"rendered":"Trump Repeats Claim Iran\u2019s Nuclear Program Crippled for Years After Strikes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>President Donald Trump is vigorously contesting a recent intelligence report that casts doubt on the success of last month\u2019s U.S. military strikes targeting Iran\u2019s nuclear program.<\/p><div class=\"ezgtc69f5effaa2ad2\" ><div style=\"width:100%; max-width:1200px; margin:0 auto;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/bolt-casino.com?r=0BFDBF1283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    <img \n      src=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f8693ebb-2018-480f-a2f7-0096810c07f0.jpg\" \n      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neutralized.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe credibility of the Fake News Media is akin to the current condition of the Iranian nuclear facilities: destroyed, in ruins, and will require years to recover,\u201d Parnell stated. \u201cPresident Trump was unequivocal, and the American public comprehends: Iran\u2019s nuclear facilities\u2026 were entirely and utterly obliterated.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"google-auto-placed ap_container\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle adsbygoogle-noablate\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9221018705729438\" data-adsbygoogle-status=\"done\" data-ad-status=\"unfilled\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"aswift_7_host\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"aswift_7\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Advertisement\" 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name=\"aswift_7\" width=\"820\" height=\"0\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" data-google-container-id=\"a!8\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-query-id=\"CKu4sLCRz44DFY1dHQkdEVcm4Q\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/ins><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThere is no question about that,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Parnell further informed reporters that Pentagon intelligence assessments indicate Iran\u2019s nuclear program has been delayed by \u201cone to two years\u201d due to the precision strikes, which utilized B-2 bombers and Tomahawk missiles launched from submarines.<\/p>\n<p>The operation \u2014 dubbed Operation Midnight Hammer \u2014 commenced on June 21 in response to rising tensions between Iran and Israel.<\/p>\n<p>The administration also criticized earlier reports 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name=\"aswift_8\" width=\"820\" height=\"0\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" data-google-container-id=\"a!9\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-query-id=\"CKmusLCRz44DFfpGHQkdo_0wCA\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/ins><\/div>\n<p>At that time, Trump indicated he would contemplate future military actions if Iran persisted in increasing its uranium enrichment, a position he reaffirmed in late June.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we must strike again, we will,\u201d Trump stated. \u201cThere will be no nuclear Iran \u2014 not under my administration.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, along with the foreign ministers of France, Germany, and the U.K., reached an agreement on Monday to regard the end of August as the effective deadline for finalizing a nuclear agreement with Iran, as reported by three sources who communicated with Axios.<\/p>\n<p>Should negotiations falter beyond that deadline, the three European nations intend to activate the \u201csnapback\u201d provision, which would automatically reinstate all UN Security Council sanctions that were lifted under the 2015 Iran agreement, according to the report.<\/p>\n<div class=\"google-auto-placed ap_container\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle adsbygoogle-noablate\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9221018705729438\" data-adsbygoogle-status=\"done\" data-ad-status=\"unfilled\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"aswift_9_host\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"aswift_9\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Advertisement\" 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name=\"aswift_9\" width=\"820\" height=\"0\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" data-google-container-id=\"a!a\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-query-id=\"CMnEsLCRz44DFQVIHQkdctI1jA\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/ins><\/div>\n<p>Reactivating the \u201csnapback\u201d mechanism necessitates a 30-day period, which the Europeans aim to utilize before Russia assumes the presidency of the UN Security Council in October. U.S. and European officials view the snapback as both a means to exert pressure on Tehran and a contingency plan should negotiations fail, Axios reported.<\/p>\n<p>However, Iran maintains that there is no legal justification for reinstating those sanctions and has threatened to withdraw from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in response, the report further elaborated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe conversation between Rubio and his European counterparts was focused on aligning their positions regarding \u2018snapback\u2019 and the future of nuclear diplomacy with Iran, the sources indicated,\u201d Axios noted. \u201cAccording to two of the sources, the Europeans now intend to engage with Iran in the upcoming days and weeks, conveying the message that Iran can avert the snapback sanctions if it takes measures to reassure the international community about its nuclear program.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"google-auto-placed ap_container\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle adsbygoogle-noablate\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9221018705729438\" data-adsbygoogle-status=\"done\" data-ad-status=\"unfilled\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"aswift_10_host\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"aswift_10\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Advertisement\" src=\"https:\/\/googleads.g.doubleclick.net\/pagead\/ads?gdpr=0&amp;client=ca-pub-9221018705729438&amp;output=html&amp;h=280&amp;adk=1676224230&amp;adf=601178230&amp;w=820&amp;abgtt=6&amp;fwrn=4&amp;fwrnh=100&amp;lmt=1753073473&amp;num_ads=1&amp;rafmt=1&amp;armr=3&amp;sem=mc&amp;pwprc=4646703388&amp;ad_type=text_image&amp;format=820x280&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fcelebys.com%2Ftrump-repeats-claim-irans-nuclear-program-crippled-for-years-after-strikes%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwY2xjawLrsKpleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETBTTWJKQU9ob3d2WUd4QkwzAR5gXCT9wjPrvyOFw5_eNFyeqS1xwlJcZLj-_ITLQwElsq0vZVzFJ0lZzjW-vg_aem_DEh7WWkQRHvH0HpVUafCOg&amp;fwr=0&amp;pra=3&amp;rh=200&amp;rw=820&amp;rpe=1&amp;resp_fmts=3&amp;wgl=1&amp;fa=27&amp;uach=WyJXaW5kb3dzIiwiMTkuMC4wIiwieDg2IiwiIiwiMTM4LjAuNzIwNC4xMDEiLG51bGwsMCxudWxsLCI2NCIsW1siTm90KUE7QnJhbmQiLCI4LjAuMC4wIl0sWyJDaHJvbWl1bSIsIjEzOC4wLjcyMDQuMTAxIl0sWyJHb29nbGUgQ2hyb21lIiwiMTM4LjAuNzIwNC4xMDEiXV0sMF0.&amp;dt=1753141595401&amp;bpp=1&amp;bdt=597&amp;idt=0&amp;shv=r20250717&amp;mjsv=m202507170101&amp;ptt=9&amp;saldr=aa&amp;abxe=1&amp;cookie=ID%3Dd947d8fbfc28d69c%3AT%3D1750381118%3ART%3D1753141595%3AS%3DALNI_MYpp_F5nfgaz8T3bTgkMX8_naz5gQ&amp;gpic=UID%3D000010e23745ceff%3AT%3D1750381118%3ART%3D1753141595%3AS%3DALNI_MaQeY0v2J68n3tcj4RhW6uSZD23oQ&amp;eo_id_str=ID%3D77c24d4442b18b6c%3AT%3D1750381118%3ART%3D1753141595%3AS%3DAA-AfjZkNbCeVr3gRc3H7b0swlzK&amp;prev_fmts=0x0%2C1200x280%2C820x280%2C820x280%2C820x280%2C820x280%2C820x280%2C820x280%2C820x280%2C820x280&amp;nras=5&amp;correlator=6147931201186&amp;frm=20&amp;pv=1&amp;u_tz=120&amp;u_his=1&amp;u_h=1080&amp;u_w=1920&amp;u_ah=1032&amp;u_aw=1920&amp;u_cd=24&amp;u_sd=1.1&amp;dmc=8&amp;adx=456&amp;ady=3685&amp;biw=1732&amp;bih=859&amp;scr_x=0&amp;scr_y=335&amp;eid=95360549%2C42532523%2C95362655%2C95365881%2C95366024%2C95366346%2C31093565%2C95366849%2C95359265%2C95366366&amp;oid=2&amp;pvsid=1617214188173312&amp;tmod=678185758&amp;uas=0&amp;nvt=1&amp;ref=https%3A%2F%2Fl.facebook.com%2F&amp;fc=1408&amp;brdim=0%2C0%2C0%2C0%2C1920%2C0%2C1920%2C1032%2C1745%2C859&amp;vis=1&amp;rsz=%7C%7Cs%7C&amp;abl=NS&amp;fu=128&amp;bc=31&amp;bz=1.1&amp;td=1&amp;tdf=2&amp;psd=W251bGwsW251bGwsbnVsbCxudWxsLCJkZXByZWNhdGVkX2thbm9uIl0sbnVsbCwzXQ..&amp;nt=1&amp;pgls=CAEaBTYuOC4y~CAA.~CAA.&amp;ifi=11&amp;uci=a!b&amp;btvi=9&amp;fsb=1&amp;dtd=332\" name=\"aswift_10\" width=\"820\" height=\"0\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" data-google-container-id=\"a!b\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-query-id=\"CLuUurCRz44DFZZeHQkdDYcRKg\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/ins><\/div>\n<p>Since the cessation of hostilities between Israel and Iran, the Trump administration has aimed to revive discussions on a new nuclear agreement. Officials from France, Germany, the U.K., and Israel expressed concerns that Washington might encourage its European allies to delay the snapback sanctions, fearing that such a decision could jeopardize the ongoing negotiations, as cited by the outlet, referencing its sources.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Donald Trump is vigorously contesting a recent intelligence report that casts doubt on the success of last month\u2019s U.S. military strikes targeting Iran\u2019s nuclear program. 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