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An initial assessment by the Defense Intelligence Agency estimates Iran's nuclear program has been delayed by three to six months, according to three people with knowledge of the report. The White House called the assessment "flat-out wrong." NBC News' Kelly O'Donnell reports.
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The initial assessment would appear to contradict Trump and Netanyahu's claims that Iran's nuclear capabilities were "obliterated" by the U.S. attack.
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President Trump had been eager to celebrate the U.S. strikes on Iran, but a new report indicates the attack set back Iran's nuclear program by only a few months.
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An early Pentagon assessment found that recent U.S. strikes may have delayed Iran's nuclear program by just three to six months, according to multiple officials. While the military operation hit its targets, the White House is pushing back on the report, calling it a low-level assessment.
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It's at odds with President Trump's claim it was "obliterated."
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