"…The Pentagon assessment found the U.S. bombing of three Iranian nuclear facilities had only set back Iran's nuclear program by months, leaving key questions unanswered."

"…The Pentagon's top leaders doubled down Thursday on how destructive the U.S. attacks had been on Iran's nuclear facilities and described in detail the study and planning behind the bombing mission."

"…This was an historically successful attack, Hegseth said."

"…This was an historically successful attack."

"…Trump's rejection of the intelligence assessment underscores his long-standing distrust of the intelligence community, particularly when their findings contradict his narrative."

"…Initial battle damage assessments indicate that all three sites sustained extremely severe damage and destruction."

"…The heads of two key American intelligence agencies issued statements Wednesday on what they said was "new" intelligence on the damage resulting from the recent U.S. strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities, each noting the Iranian program was likely to have been set back by "years.""

"…The CIA's information included new intelligence from a historically reliable and accurate source/method that several key Iranian nuclear facilities were destroyed and would have to be rebuilt over the course of years."

"…The precise damage inflicted on Iran’s nuclear facilities and the viability of its broader program have become politically charged issues, with Trump and his deputies denouncing the leak of the DIA report and the news outlets that reported it."

"…The report found that some of the Iranian nuclear program’s core components – its centrifuges and enriched uranium – remain intact."

"…Trump is angry about stories that a preliminary assessment by the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency had said Saturday’s strike of three nuclear sites had set back Iran’s nuclear program by a few months."

"…The report found that while the Sunday strikes at the Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan nuclear sites did significant damage, the facilities were not totally destroyed."

"…The American strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, combined with Israeli strikes on other parts of Iran’s military nuclear program, have “set back Iran’s ability to develop nuclear weapons by many years,” the statement said."

"…Trump insisted Iran's nuclear program had been set back "basically decades," adding, "It's gone for years.""

"…The attack will have certainly put back Iran's programme."

"…The preliminary assessment also indicated that some of Iran's enriched uranium stockpile had been moved prior to the attack."

"…An initial assessment by the Defense Intelligence Agency concludes that the strikes were not as effective as Trump has suggested."

"…Iran's nuclear program has probably been set back by "a few months" or so."

"…The Pentagon intelligence assessment now says the 30,000-pound weapons did not reach deep enough to destroy the underground installations and likely only delayed Iran's nuclear program by a few months."

"…The assessment also suggests that at least some of Iran’s highly enriched uranium, necessary for creating a nuclear weapon, was moved out of multiple sites before the U.S. strikes and survived, and it found that Iran’s centrifuges, which are required to further enrich uranium to weapons-grade levels, are largely intact, according to the people."

"…The leaking of this alleged assessment is a clear attempt to demean President Trump, and discredit the brave fighter pilots who conducted a perfectly executed mission to obliterate Iran’s nuclear program."

"…The assessment comes less than a day after a ceasefire declared by Trump between Israel and Iran went into effect, with both sides agreeing to end the fighting."

"…The US strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities did not destroy the country's nuclear programme and probably only set it back by months, according to a Pentagon intelligence assessment."

"…The strikes followed several waves of Iranian missile launches toward Israel."