Trump rejects leaked US intelligence assessment on Iran
US President Donald Trump rebuffed US media reports of intel finding the US strikes on Iran only set back Iran's nuclear programme by a few months.
In a post on Truth Social, Mr Trump said: "THE NUCLEAR SITES IN IRAN ARE COMPLETELY DESTROYED!"
Earlier, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared a "historic victory" against Iran despite the US intelligence report.
Iran and Israel agreed a ceasefire yesterday ending 12 days of tit-for-tat strikes, after Mr Trump joined the conflict with bunker-busting bombs at the weekend that he said destroyed key Iranian nuclear sites.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed the authenticity of the US intel but said it was "flat-out wrong".
In an address to the nation after the ceasefire announcement, Mr Netanyahu said: "Iran will not have a nuclear weapon".
"We have thwarted Iran's nuclear project," he said. "And if anyone in Iran tries to rebuild it, we will act with the same determination, with the same intensity, to foil any attempt."
Israel had said its bombing campaign, which began on 13 June, was aimed at preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, an ambition Iran has consistently denied.
Israel's military said that its strikes had set back Iran's nuclear programme "by years".
After Mr Trump angrily berated both sides for early violations of the truce, Iran announced it would respect the terms of the deal if Israel did the same, while Israel said it had refrained from further strikes.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said his country was willing to return to negotiations over its nuclear programme, but that his country would continue to "assert its legitimate rights" to the peaceful use of atomic energy.
Leaked intel
US media cited people familiar with the Defense Intelligence Agency findings as saying the US strikes did not fully eliminate Iran's centrifuges or stockpile of enriched uranium.
The strikes sealed off entrances to some facilities without destroying underground buildings, according to the report.
Ms Leavitt responded on social media: "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 programme."
While Iran and Israel have been locked in a shadow war for decades, their 12-day conflict was by far the most destructive confrontation between them.
Israeli strikes hit nuclear and military targets - killing scientists and senior military figures - as well as residential areas, prompting waves of Iranian missile fire on Israel.
The war culminated in US strikes on underground Iranian nuclear sites using bunker-busting bombs - which Israel lacks - followed by an Iranian reprisal targeting the largest US military facility in the Middle East.
Mr Trump shrugged off that response as "weak", thanking Iran for giving advance notice and announcing the contours of the ceasefire just hours later.
'Everyone is tired'
Some Israelis welcomed the prospect of a truce.
"Everyone is tired. We just want to have some peace of mind," said Tel Aviv resident Tammy Shel. "For us, for the Iranian people, for the Palestinians, for everyone in the region."
Israeli strikes on Iran killed at least 610 civilians and wounded more than 4,700, according to the health ministry.
The international community reacted with cautious optimism to the truce.
Saudi Arabia and the European Union welcomed Mr Trump's announcement, while Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia hoped "that this will be a sustainable ceasefire".
But French President Emmanuel Macron warned there was an "increased" risk that Iran would attempt to enrich uranium secretly following the strikes on its nuclear sites.
After the truce was announced, Israel's military chief Eyal Zamir said Israel's focus would now shift back to Gaza.
The Israeli opposition, the Palestinian Authority and the main group representing the families of Israeli hostages all called for a Gaza truce to complement the Iran ceasefire.
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