UN Releases Report On Trump Strikes
The narrative that President Donald Trump’s airstrikes on Iran failed to damage its nuclear infrastructure has now fully collapsed under the weight of facts and on-the-ground intelligence.
What began as a conveniently timed leak of a so-called "low-confidence" intelligence report—one that claimed minimal damage—has been exposed as misleading at best, politically motivated at worst.
Major media outlets, particularly CNN, ran with the story, framing Operation Midnight Hammer as ineffective. This conveniently served a liberal media ecosystem desperate to undermine Trump’s foreign policy credibility. But what the mainstream media didn’t count on was an inconvenient truth surfacing—from the very international body they often rely on when it suits their narrative.
Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), confirmed in an interview this week that Iran’s nuclear program had been “significantly” set back by the joint U.S. and Israeli strikes. His words weren’t ambiguous.
He drew a stark line between “nuclear Iran before June 13” and “nuclear Iran now,” describing the difference as “night and day.” This isn’t partisan rhetoric. This is the United Nations’ top nuclear watchdog stating plainly that Trump’s operation struck its target—and hard.
According to the IAEA, several of Iran’s key nuclear facilities sustained extensive damage. These included uranium enrichment and conversion sites, as well as the deeply fortified Natanz complex. Impact craters were identified above underground enrichment halls, and there were even localized radioactive and chemical releases within the facilities. While off-site radiation remained contained, the internal damage was undeniable.
Independent verification came from David Albright, a leading nuclear expert with the Institute for Science and International Security. His post-strike satellite imagery assessment, bolstered by IAEA and Israeli military data, concluded that the operation “effectively destroyed Iran’s centrifuge enrichment program.” Albright’s report makes it clear: Iran is years away from restoring even a fraction of its pre-strike capabilities.
What this reveals is more than just a botched media narrative—it’s a deliberate attempt to discredit a successful U.S. military operation. The airstrikes were not only a strategic success but a demonstration of precision, intelligence coordination, and geopolitical deterrence. There were no leaks. There was no forewarning. And the outcome was decisive.
The media’s reliance on an anonymous, "low-confidence" leak in the face of mounting evidence speaks volumes. When the IAEA, satellite analysts, and even Iran’s own admissions all confirm catastrophic damage, the "nothing happened" storyline falls apart entirely.