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So who was in charge of the entire operation? It wasn't Hegseth, Caine, or Rubio.

You asked a question. I answered.

In the video, Sen. Duckworth says Trump is lying about the movement of uranium pre-strike.

So, there's still hope, yes? Some Israeli officials said they also believed that the Iranian government had maintained small covert enrichment facilities so it could continue its nuclear program in the event of an attack on the larger facilities. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/us/politics/iran-nuclear-sites.html

From the CIA: This includes new intelligence from a historically reliable and accurate source/method ... https://www.cia.gov/stories/story/statement-from-director-john-ratcliffe-about-intelligence-on-irans-nuclear-program/

Praise Steven Cheung (Ms. Leavitt's boss)

Trump denies Iranians moved nuclear materials before US strikes 06/25/25 11:13 AM ET President Trump on Wednesday maintained that nuclear materials were not moved prior to U.S. strikes on Iranian facilities, despite an internal preliminary assessment that indicated otherwise. Rafael Mariano Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, has said the agency does not know the location of 900 pounds of enriched uranium from the sites. We are making an assumption, which is not speculative or pure speculation, because Iran officially told me, ‘We are going to be taking protective measures, which may or may not include moving around this material,’” Grossi said on Fox News’s “The Story.” https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5368790-trump-iran-nuclear-materials-moved/

From the above linked WhiteHouse report: International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi: “Given the explosive payload utilized, and the extreme vibration-sensitive nature of centrifuges, very significant damage is expected to have occurred. __________________________ Iran's Enriched Uranium Is Missing—Nuclear Watchdog IAEA Published Jun 25, 2025 at 9:32 AM EDT There is no information on the location of Iran's enriched uranium following U.S. strikes on the Islamic Republic's nuclear sites, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said. Rafael Grossi made the comments to Fox News when asked about the location of 900 pounds of potentially enriched uranium that Iranian officials said had been removed for its protection ahead of strikes on its facilities. Grossi had said Iran had protected its enriched uranium, and there was even a potential site near Isfahan where 900 pounds of the material enriched to 60 percent may have been taken. https://www.newsweek.com/iran-uranium-missing-iaea-grossi-2090434

Statement from Director John Ratcliffe about Intelligence on Iran's Nuclear Program “CIA can confirm that a body of credible intelligence indicates Iran’s Nuclear Program has been severely damaged by the recent, targeted strikes. This includes 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. CIA continues to collect additional reliably sourced information to keep appropriate decision-makers and oversight bodies fully informed. When possible, we will also provide updates and information to the American public, given the national importance of this matter and in every attempt to provide transparency.” https://www.cia.gov/stories/story/statement-from-director-john-ratcliffe-about-intelligence-on-irans-nuclear-program/ * but for now we ain't telling

From the above NYT via archive link: International inspectors and nuclear experts agree that the extensive damage to the conversion facility created a key bottleneck in the weapons-making process, and agreed that rebuilding it would most likely take years. But that assumes that Iran did not build another conversion plant in secret, as part of an insurance policy against the destruction of its declared facilities, which are inspected by the International Atomic Energy Agency.

From the above post: ⚡️Israel Atomic Energy Commission: “The devastating US strike on Fordow destroyed the site's critical infrastructure and rendered the enrichment facility inoperable.” From NY Times update: As part of his effort to counter the preliminary intelligence report from the Pentagon, Mr. Trump, during his news conference, read part of a statement from the Israel Atomic Energy Commission. “The devastating U.S. strike on Fordo destroyed the site’s critical infrastructure and rendered the enrichment facility totally inoperable,” the president said. The statement, which the White House had distributed earlier, did not contain the word “totally,” but Mr. Trump inserted it. via https://archive.ph/ONygg

The 'glee' may come in watching the botched Trump PR effort.

The DIA assessment also indicates some of Iran's enriched uranium stockpile was moved before the strikes, one of the sources said. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-iran-strikes-set-back-nuclear-program-by-months-intel-assessment/

Outsiders tried to divine which faction was ascendant based on whom Mr. Trump met with at any given time. Mr. Trump seemed almost gleeful in telling reporters that he could make a decision “one second before it’s due, because things change, especially with war.” All the while, Mr. Trump was making blustery statements indicating he was about to take the country into the conflict. “Everyone should evacuate Tehran!” he wrote on Monday last week on Truth Social, the social media platform he owns. The following day, he posted that he had not left a meeting of the Group of 7 in Canada to broker a Middle East cease-fire but for something “much bigger.” So, he told the world, “Stay tuned!” These public pronouncements generated angst at the Pentagon and U.S. Central Command, where military planners began to worry that Mr. Trump was giving Iran too much warning about an impending strike. NYTimes via https://archive.ph/374Cz#selection-815.0-895.199

The topic title is: Trump confirms surprise US airstrikes. With Trump comments like: 'I may do it, I may not do it' and leaving the G7 saying he was going for "something bigger" there was discomfort at the military planer level that he was saying a little too much. and maybe gave the Iranians a heads up