23 June 2025 : US president Donald Trump has claimed the strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities have done “monumental damage” to Iran. The US president’s latest remarks cite the satellite images released of the damage done to the Fordow nuclear site.
Taking to Truth Social, the US president wrote the US struck “bullseye” with the strikes on Iran.
“Monumental Damage was done to all Nuclear sites in Iran, as shown by satellite images. Obliteration is an accurate term! The white structure shown is deeply imbedded into the rock, with even its roof well below ground level, and completely shielded from flame. The biggest damage took place far below ground level. Bullseye!!!” said Trump.
Doubts remain about damage to Iran’s nuclear programme
Despite Trump’s claim of monumental damage and satellite images which show visible damage to the Iranian sites, doubts regarding the actual impact remain.
Iran has already downplayed the attacks and stated that not much damage was brought to the facilities. State TV also quoted officials stating that uranium and other substances in the nuclear facility had been evacuated before the US attacks.
As per a Reuters report, several experts have also stated that Iran likely moved a stockpile of near weapons-grade highly enriched uranium out of Fordow before the US strike.
Experts add that Iran could now be hiding this uranium in locations unknown to the US and Israel.
“I don’t think you can with great confidence do anything but set back their nuclear program by maybe a few years. There’s almost certainly facilities that we don’t know about,” said Jeffrey Lewis of the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey told Reuters.
On Sunday, the US carried out ‘Operation Midnight Hammer’ against Iran and targeted three nuclear sites – Fordow, Isfahan and Natanz. The US attack took place after Trump delivered mixed messages regarding a possible intervention in the Iran-Israel conflict.
Summary: Donald Trump claimed U.S. strikes—dubbed Operation Midnight Hammer—did “monumental damage” to Iran’s underground nuclear sites, calling the attack a precise “bullseye” despite assessments still pending.