Republican Says 'Most' of Iran's Uranium is Still There

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Source: Newsweek

Published Jun 27, 2025 at 4:48 PM EDT | Updated Jun 27, 2025 at 4:51 PM EDT


Republican Representative Michael McCaul of Texas told CNN on Friday that "most" of Iran's enriched uranium is intact after U.S. airstrikes hit the Fordow, Isfahan and Natanz nuclear sites.

Why It Matters

McCaul's comments came after lawmakers were given classified briefings on the strikes, which were carried out last weekend and which President Donald Trump said "completely and totally obliterated" Iran's nuclear facilities.

The full extent of the damage remains unknown and CNN, The New York Times and other media outlets reported that a preliminary assessment from the Defense Intelligence Agency said the strikes did not destroy the key components of Iran's nuclear infrastructure.

The White House has publicly confirmed the existence of the assessment, though it disputes media reports about the early intelligence findings and is working on finding the source of the media leak. Israeli intelligence reports have also contradicted the initial U.S. assessment, estimating that more "significant" damage was done by the bombing.

Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/mccaul-texas-house-republican-uranium-iran-2091879

[Hugin]

1. How hard would it be to say, all.

Oh, and PS the leak is coming from outside the house. But, they’ll use it to crucify Tulski, anyway.

Hundreds of millions of dollars thrown away for a sound bite and a pathetic shambling squeaking lap around the emperor-has-no-clothes.

[Irish_Dem]

2. And troops put in danger for a Trump reality show stunt.

To compensate for his feelings of inadequacy and ego needs.

[BoRaGard]

3. So the republicon draft-dodger was lying to America again

[cadoman]

14. there is gonna be a huge incentive for hawks to find uranium or systems still there

If it's all destroyed it kills a lot of the motivation for escalating conflict. Huge problem.

Expect AIPAC-aligned reps, defense contractors, mercenary groups, etc. to push strongly for an active enrichment narrative.

[Mawspam2]

4. Photo-op Donnie must be tongue-bathed.

Does the Army make a Generals uniform in size Extra-Baggy?

[tanyev]

5. But a kind of obliterated intact, right?

[speak easy]

7. A concept of Obliteration.

[tanyev]

8. ...

[twodogsbarking]

6. You can't speak the truth. Shame.

[republianmushroom]

9. What lied to again by the convicted felon, damn.

[Gimpyknee]

10. Trump will be calling McCaul out in 5...4...3...2...

[WestMichRad]

11. Are they disappointed that it wasn't blown to smithereens...

… and dispersed across Southwest Asia?

WTF do they want to see happen to it?

[BumRushDaShow]

12. Remember all the bragging about hitting Sadam's chemical weapons facilities?

https://www.dav.org/learn-more/news/2022/gulf-war-illness-has-baffled-scientists-until-now/

[WestMichRad]

13. And think of what that did to the poor Iraqi civilians.

No statistics, so we’re blind to it.

War. What is it good for?

[cadoman]

15. they need Iran to be a threat to escalate into a state of war

If the enrichment operation was destroyed that motivation disappears.

If the strike was successful it's a huge problem for the military industrial complex. There's going to be a full court press to push the idea that it failed. Think yellow cake and kicking over baby incubators.