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Senate Republicans oppose a leaked report, president Donald Trump’s The strike against Iran does not deprive the Islamic Republic of its nuclear program, but it still hopes for more full information about the damage caused to critical facilities.
A widely reported “low confidence” assessment by the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) shows that the weekend strike known as Operation Midnight Hammer did not completely undermine Iran’s nuclear capabilities.
President Donald Trump speaks at the media meeting at the end of the NATO summit, right and Defense Minister Pete Hegseth in The Hague, Netherlands, June 25, 2025, The Hague, Netherlands. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Trump remains firm that the locations are “completely gone” and the White House strongly opposes the report. and two Israel and Iranian The government agreed that the sites were severely damaged.
Members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the Senate Armed Committee told Fox News Numbers that they are confident in the president’s assessment and oppose the DIA’s findings.
Forest. Kevin CramerRN.D. told Fox News Digital. “Second, no matter what damage to Faudo is, the damage to Iran’s (nuclear) capabilities is devastating.”
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Senator Roger Wicker addressed the media in Washington on January 11, 2024. (Anna Rose lying/Gate image)
Kramer said the effectiveness of the bombing was carried out by several B-2 bombers armed with bunker bombs and could not be “exaggerated” and warned that the lingering questions surrounding the effectiveness of the operation were only “a blessing to political discussion.”
“I think the mission has been completed,” he said.
Chairman of the Senate Armed Committee Roger WickerR-Miss. The report has not been read, but calls DIA’s findings and subsequent news reports “false”. Wicker’s emotions come after Senate Republicans met Israeli ambassador Yechiel Leiter behind closed doors.
“We just spoke to the Israeli ambassador a moment ago and his assessment is that their capabilities have been destroyed for years,” Wick said.
Rs.D. Senator Mike Rounds told Fox News Digital that he had seen all the evidence and there was no “inconsistency” between the president’s claims and the material he had seen. (Getty Image)
Nevertheless, how harmful the damage to the nuclear facility, especially the Fudo Fuel Enrichment Plant buried deep in the rock layer, is a question that lawmakers want to answer and believe can only come from the real boot boots.
Senators will receive briefings on the strike from Trump officials Thursday afternoon and hope to learn more about the true extent of the damage.
Senator Mike Rounds of Rs.D. told Fox News Digital that he had seen all the evidence and that there was no “contradictory” between the president’s claims and the material he had seen.
The briefing will allow lawmakers “an opportunity to collect things deep from multiple sources” but noted that until clearer information is obtained, it is absolutely confirmed that the total damage caused by the bomb bomb is being confirmed.
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Whether further intelligence should be further authorized to strikes indicate that the plan was not completely destroyed, the round said: “Another strike depends on what other options are.”
“I don’t think you’ve ever taken anything away for the president, but there may be other ways to deal with it, because we do open the place now,” he said.
