Comparing US Iran strike to Hiroshima, Trump plays down intelligence report

US Defense Intelligence Agency assessed that strikes had set back Iran's nuclear back program just a few months, despite Trump saying it had been obliterated

President Donald Trump gestures during a press conference after the plenary session at the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday, June 25, 2025. Picture: AP Photo/Markus Schreiber

US president Donald Trump compared the impact of American strikes on Iranian nuclear sites to the end of World War Two on Wednesday, arguing that the damage was severe even though available intelligence reports were inconclusive.

His comments followed reports from several media outlets on Tuesday revealing that the US Defense Intelligence Agency had assessed that the strikes had set back Iran's nuclear program by just a few months, despite Trump and administration officials saying it had been obliterated.