26/6/2025–|Last update: 01:08 (Mecca time)
Tim Constantin, Deputy Editor -in -Chief of the Washington Times, defended the position of the US President Donald Trump Rejecting reports that question the effectiveness of the American strike on Iranian nuclear installations.
Controversy escalated in American circles after the publication of contradictory intelligence assessments about the results of the American strike.
The “NBC” network reported that a secret evaluation of the American attacks on Iran It was referred to the Congress, and the members of the Senate were seen secretly, revealed that the bombing was delayed Iran’s nuclear program For months, but he did not disrupt it permanently.
The Associated Press also said that a report by the US Defense Intelligence Agency concluded that the strike targeted facilities Fordo AndNatanz AndIsfahan The Iranian nuclear “caused great damage to these sites, but it did not lead to its complete destruction.”
The authors of the report estimated that part of the Iranian highly enriching uranium was transferred from the sites before the strikes, and then survived, and that most of the centrifuges were not damaged.
Regarding the Fordo facility, which is located inside a tunnel below a mountain at a depth between 80 and 90 meters, the report indicated that its entrance collapsed and damaged some infrastructure, but the underground underground structure was not completely destroyed.
Accusations
The publication of these intelligence assessments caused severe differencesUS It reached the point that supporters of the new administration accused her publishers of “betrayal”.
In the face of this controversy, Constantine confirmed – during an interview with the island – that what was leaked is just a preliminary report from only one of the 17 US intelligence agencies, noting that the information was leaked in a secret way from unidentified bodies.
In this context, the American expert raised fundamental questions about the motives behind these leaks, saying that there is an important question about the goal of a person working in the American government leaking information that contradicts what the president publicly disclosed.
He stressed that the motives of this person are not clearly good, and will not help the United States or the president.
Constantine said that if one of them leaked partial information from a preliminary report, this would not have great credibility, stressing that the real evaluation of the damage requires inspection teams and people in the field on the ground, to determine the actual damage.
Constantine rejected what it is said that Trump does not have accurate information, stressing that the lack of disclosure of reports publicly does not mean that the information did not reach the president, who said he and the defense minister. Higseth HouseAnd Minister of Foreign Affairs Marco Rubio See more information than it was seen from the group or the media.
The goal of the military operation
Constantine explained that the primary goal of the military operation was to send a clear message to the Iranian regime that this president is different from the former presidents: جهني And Barack Obama.
He pointed out that Iran “received the message” that the new administration is serious in its work, and that it will not tolerate the Iranian nuclear threats, as did the previous departments.
As for the strategic philosophy of the new administration, Constittenan saw that Trump preferred a diplomatic solution and agreement, but he is ready for the military strike if it is forced, which reflects an approach that mixes diplomacy and military deterrence.
Based on Trump’s assertion that the Iranian nuclear facilities were “destroyed and completely damaged”, Constantin expected that the talks with Iran will revolve next week about the lack of rebuilding the nuclear program.
On the other hand, the American expert believes that this development will have a positive impact on the stability of the entire region, and stressed that all countries The Middle East The a sigh of relief breathes, not only the United States, because the nuclear threat is no longer present at least in the short term.