Trump Says Iran’s Nuclear Programme Put Back 'Decades’ By US Strikes, Compares Impact To Hiroshima

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (25 June ) claimed that recent American airstrikes had set back Iran’s nuclear programme by decades, and insisted the country would not be building bombs “for a long time".

According to a report by Times of India , Trump’s comments came a day after he claimed that a truce had been brokered between Iran and Israel, saying the ceasefire was “going very well.”

Drawing parallels to the end of World War II, he likened the effect of US strikes to the Hiroshima bombing, stating, 'That ended that war.'

Speaking about the possibility of Iran resuming uranium enrichment, Trump added, “I think they’ve had it... the last thing they want to do is enrich.”

He also claimed 'great progress' in Gaza, hinting that the Iran strikes could positively influence West Asian geopolitics.

Trump earlier dismissed news reports suggesting the airstrikes had failed to significantly damage Iran’s nuclear capability.

Referring to a CNN report, based on a classified Pentagon intelligence assessment that said the strikes only temporarily disrupted Iran’s programme, Trump labelled it “FAKE NEWS.”

Posting on Truth Social, he alleged a media conspiracy: “Fake news CNN, together with the failing New York Times, have teamed up... The nuclear sites in Iran are completely destroyed!”

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt echoed Trump’s sentiment, calling the CNN report “flat-out wrong” and “a clear attempt to demean President Trump.”

She added, “Everyone knows what happens when you drop fourteen 30,000-pound bombs perfectly on their targets: total obliteration.”

CNN’s report had claimed the strikes failed to destroy centrifuges and enriched uranium stockpiles, stating that some facilities were sealed off but not destroyed.

The situation continues to be closely monitored as both sides push conflicting narratives on the outcome of the June 22 US strikes.