Trump says he bombed Iran

[xuenchen]

You forgot to blame Biden.  Tsssk....

Biden Admin Let 729 Iranian Border-Crossers Loose Into America: Report
 

Out of 1,504 Iranians the Border Patrol caught illegally crossing the southern border under the Biden administration, they released 729 into the United States, a senior border patrol official told Fox News on Sunday.
 
Fox News National Correspondent Bill Melugin reported that just under half of all illegal Iranian immigrants caught at the southern border between 2021-2024 were released into the nation, according to the Customs and Border Patrol official. Additionally, Border Control recorded more than 2 million illegal immigrants that were never arrested, including an unknown number of Iranians.
 
The 1,504 that were caught by authorities excludes any northern crossings or unquantified getaways. This means that the 729 released illegal Iranian immigrants likely represent a significant underestimation of the total illegal Iranians who remain unauthorized in the United States.
 

[putnam6]

[UltraBudgie]

hmm oh dear

Strike Set Back Iran’s Nuclear Program by Only a Few Months, U.S. Report Says

Classified findings indicate that the attack sealed off the entrances to two facilities but did not collapse their underground buildings.

A preliminary classified U.S. report says the American bombing of Iran’s nuclear sites sealed off the entrances to two of the facilities but did not collapse their underground buildings, according to officials familiar with the findings.

The early findings conclude that the strikes over the weekend set back Iran’s nuclear program by only a few months, the officials said.

Before the attack, U.S. intelligence agencies had said that if Iran tried to rush to making a bomb, it would take about three months. After the U.S. bombing run and days of attacks by the Israeli Air Force, the report by the Defense Intelligence Agency estimated that the program was delayed less than six months.

Former officials said that any rushed effort by Iran to get a bomb would be to develop a relatively small and crude device. A miniaturized warhead would be far more difficult to produce, and it is not clear how much damage to that more advanced research has taken place.

The findings suggest that President Trump’s statement that Iran’s nuclear facilities were obliterated was overstated, at least based on the initial damage assessment. Congress had been set to be briefed on the strike on Tuesday, and lawmakers were expected to ask about the findings of the assessment, but the session was postponed. Senators are now set be briefed on Thursday.

The report also said much of Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium was moved before the strikes, which destroyed little of the nuclear material. Some of that may have been moved to secret nuclear sites maintained by Iran.

Some Israeli officials said they also believe that Iran has maintained small covert enrichment facilities that were built so the Iranian government could continue its nuclear program in the event of an attack on the larger facilities.

Officials cautioned that the five-page classified report is only an initial assessment, and others will follow as more information is collected and as Iran examines the three sites at Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan. One official said that the reports people in the administration had been shown were “mixed” but that more assessments were yet to be done.

But the Defense Intelligence Agency report indicates that the sites were not damaged as much as some administration officials had hoped, and that Iran retains control of almost all of its nuclear material, meaning if it decides to make a nuclear weapon it might still be able to do so relatively quickly.

Officials interviewed for this article spoke on the condition of anonymity because the findings of the report remain classified.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/us/po...sites.html
no paywall: https://archive.ph/xOBeE

hmm wonder if raytheon general dynamics boeing will be up or down on speculation of inefficiency or anticipation of more future orders

prolly better result for some because it mean they get to go boom again maybe!

[putnam6]

This could be another reason the US and Israel have been operating with such surety.....

As always, looking for confirmation, but after Munich and Lebanon  




Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian

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Two drones launched from Iran at Israel were intercepted by the Israeli Air Force earlier this evening, the military says. According to the IDF, the drones were shot down outside of Israel's borders. The military estimates that the drones were launched in the morning hours, at the same time as the ballistic missile barrages. Drones take several hours to reach Israel from Iran.

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Trump administration pospones classified briefings on Iran strikes

 
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Tuesday postponed classified briefings for Senate and House members as lawmakers are looking for more answers about President Donald Trump’s directed strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities over the weekend and his announcement on Monday that the two countries had reached a ceasefire agreement.
 
Both briefings were canceled and the Senate briefing has been rescheduled for Thursday so Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio can attend, according to multiple sources who requested anonymity ahead of an official announcement. It is unclear when the House will be briefed.
 
Trump proclaimed on social media that Israel and Iran had agreed that there will be an “Official END” of their conflict. That tentative truce briefly faltered Tuesday when Israel accused Iran of launching missiles into its airspace, but Trump later declared it was “in effect!”
 

[Oldcarpy2]

UltraBudgie wrote:

"But the Defense Intelligence Agency report indicates that the sites were not damaged as much as some administration officials had hoped, and that Iran retains control of almost all of its nuclear material, meaning if it decides to make a nuclear weapon it might still be able to do so relatively quickly."

So, when Trump said the sites were "obliterated " he basically pulled that out of his ass.

Another lie and further evidence he doesn't listen to his intel agencies.

Clown World.

[Oldcarpy2]

Trump administration pospones classified briefings on Iran strikes

You think this is a good look?!!!!

[FlyersFan]

hmm oh dear

It's a preliminary report, meaning it's speculation.
No inspection of the site has been made.
And that's never going to happen with this regime in power.
Side note ... it says 'classified report'.
So how did the news supposedly get their hands on a classified report?
Not sure I buy it.
We won't know what the real damage is for weeks ... maybe months.

[Oldcarpy2]

FlyersFan wrote:

"We won't know what the real damage is for weeks ... maybe months."

Exactly.  Yet Trump immediately claimed the sites were "obliterated".


Which was pure BS.

[FlyersFan]

Charlamagne is right.  Hypocrisy.  And a severe lack of understanding of the Constitution.   The strikes were fully within the right of the POTUS to make.  No congressional approval needed.   Just like no congressional approval was needed for the 150 times prior to this that other presidents have bombed other countries.

Anyone saying that the strikes were 'unconstitutional' are flat out wrong and should stop talking because they embarrass themselves.   The fact that there are 79 people in congress calling for impeachment for Trump being 'unconstitutional' in these strikes is a sad statement about just how stupid Congress is.

Charlamagne tha God says Democrats Sound like hypocrites for demanding congressional approval for Iran strikes

Left-wing radio host Charlamagne tha God said Democrat lawmakers “sound like hypocrites” for demanding President Donald Trump seek congressional approval for bombing Iranian nuclear facilities, noting that past presidents have taken similar action, and it never appeared to be “a thing” politicians had a total meltdown over.
 “Barack Obama did it against Libya. Joe Biden ordered strikes in Iraq and Syria without congressional approval. Bill Clinton did it with Kosovo,” the radio host pointed out during Monday’s episode of The Breakfast Club.
 
“Presidents ordering military action without congressional approval has become pretty routine,” Charlamagne asserted, before inquiring, “Is it always a thing when they [other presidents] do it?”