President Donald Trump defended the effectiveness of recent U.S. strikes on Iran, dismissing an American intelligence report that deemed the results “inconclusive.” Speaking at the NATO summit in the Netherlands, Trump claimed the operation caused “obliteration” and severely damaged Iran’s nuclear infrastructure, despite the intelligence community’s uncertainty. He asserted that the offensive set Iran’s nuclear program back “basically decades” and argued that the devastation led Iran to settle. When asked if the U.S. would strike again should Iran attempt to rebuild, Trump responded affirmatively but expressed doubt that Iran would try. “They just went through hell,” he said, predicting that Tehran will avoid restarting its enrichment program.
