White House shares Israel Atomic Energy Commission assessment that Fordo ‘inoperable’

As it works to push back against initial intelligence assessments that deemed damage to Iran’s nuclear sites following US and Israeli strikes to be limited, the White House shares with reporters a yet-to-be-seen statement from the Israel Atomic Energy Commission that finds that the underground Fordo nuclear site is now “inoperable.”

“The devastating US strike on Fordo destroyed the site’s critical infrastructure and rendered the enrichment facility inoperable,” the statement reads.

“We assess that the American strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, combined with Israeli strikes on other elements of Iran’s military nuclear program, have set back Iran’s ability to develop nuclear weapons by many years,” the statement continues.

“This achievement can continue indefinitely if Iran does not get access to nuclear material.”