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CNN: Pentagon provides new details on attacks on Iran, but no new information that nuclear program was "disappeared"

Politiko 2025-06-26 17:58:01

CNN: Pentagon provides new details on attacks on Iran, but no new information

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's contribution to a Pentagon press conference was melodramatic, but fell short of providing the "irrefutable" evidence that Trump promised.

But Dan Caine, the nation’s top military officer, offered tantalizing new information about the attack on Iran’s Fordow nuclear facility to bolster the administration’s belief that it was severely damaged even if he still couldn’t prove it was “disappeared” as Trump claims. Caine’s apolitical demeanor was in contrast to the days of White House spin-offs.

Hegseth lashed out at the media for seeking evidence of the President's claims that Fordow had "disappeared" and for misrepresenting their reporting. He also accused the media of failing to notice Trump's achievement in convincing NATO partners to commit to spending 5% of GDP on defense by 2035. In fact, the announcement received extensive coverage, which was dwarfed by the administration's defensive outbursts on Iran.

Caine offered insights on two Defense Threat Reduction Agency officers who studied the underground nuclear plant at Fordow for 15 years to plan attacks and the crews who flew the B-2 bombers.

He said all the bombs dropped on Fordow hit their intended speed, targets and functioned as designed. And he explained the complexity of a mission that used ventilation ducts at the plant to deliver six weapons. And he showed video of a test showing the lethality of a bomb exploding the bunker. He gave no new information on the attacks on the other two targeted sites, Natanz and Isfahan.

Caine's presentation led to the belief that Fordow suffered a massive blow. But as is always the case, full damage assessments will take time.

Hegseth chided reporters for not giving the administration that time.

But the biggest culprit in this matter is Trump.

If the President hadn't rushed to boast that the nuclear plants were "completely destroyed" before anyone knew what happened - the political storm would never have erupted.

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