Truce between Iran and Israel, doubts about the effectiveness of American strikes

A fragile truce between Iran and Israel is in force on Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu, welcoming a “historic victory” against Tehran and his nuclear program, even if a confidential American document published by media sowed doubt on the effectiveness of the United States strikes against Iranian atomic facilities.

Iran, of which three key nuclear sites were bombed on Sunday by the United States, also shouted victoire and reaffirmed his legitimate rights To continue its atomic program for civil use, saying that they are ready to recover from Washington.

We obtained a historic victorysaid Mr. Netanyahu in an address to the nation, a few hours after the implementation of the ceasefire, imposed by US President Donald Trump.

We destroyed the Iranian nuclear project. And if someone in Iran tries to [le] reconstruct, we will act with the same determination, with the same intensity, to make any attempt failhe promised, repeating that Iran will never have the atomic weapon.

But according to a confidential preliminary report of the American intelligence, the content of which has been described by sources close to the file to media, the bombings by the United States of the facilities of Fordo, Natanz and Ispahan on the night of Saturday to Sunday would not have completely eliminated centrifuge or Iranian uranium stocks.

The strikes would rather have sealed the entries of certain facilities without destroying underground buildings, delaying the Iranian nuclear program for only a few months, without destroying it completely, according to this information.

The spokesperson for the White House Karoline Leavitt confirmed the authenticity of the report, but declared that he was completely wrong and classified “ultrasecret” and yet disclosed.

[Cette fuite] is an obvious attempt to lower President Trump and discredit the brave pilots who have perfectly executed their mission to destroy the Iranian nuclear program.

On its network Truth SocialDonald Trump maintained Tuesday evening that Iranian nuclear sites are “completely destroyed”.

“The game is not over”

After the strikes, the American chief of staff, General Dan Caine, was more prudent by declaring that they had caused Extremely serious damage and destruction to the referral installations.

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The International Atomic Energy Agency (AIEA) has considered it impossible at this stage to assess the damage inflicted on Iranian sites, from which it has requested access. Experts believe that Iran may have evacuated nuclear equipment from affected sites and Tehran has always affirmed to have enriched uranium stocks.

L’Aieea said that he had not detected any index of a systematic program manufacturing an atomic bomb in the country.

The Iranian government announced Tuesday that it taken the necessary measures To ensure the continuation of its nuclear program, which he ensures that it is strictly civil.

An Ayatollah Ali Khamenei advisor, the Iranian supreme guide, said that his country still had enriched uranium stocks and that The game is not over.

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In Israel, the army raised the restrictions imposed on its population on Tuesday evening during the conflict, but warned, by the voice of the chief of staff, that The campaign against Iran was not over and that a new chapter.

Lieutenant-General Eyal Zamir also said that his army was going to be back on the Gaza Strip, where she has been fighting for Palestinian Hamas since October 2023.

Tehran boasted on his side for having forced his Israeli sworn enemy to stop unilaterally War.

Its president Massoud Pezeshkian announced in the evening The end of the war […] imposed by Israel and committed to respecting the ceasefire provided that his opponent does the same.

“Everyone is tired”

Israel had attacked Iran by the air on June 13, once again accusing Tehran of wanting to acquire the atomic weapon. The Islamic Republic, which has always defended its right to civilian nuclear, retaliated for 12 days by multiplying the missile and drone shots in Israel.

Iran is ready to solve disputes […] at the negotiating table With the United States, President Pezeshkian promised on Tuesday, repeating that if his country does not seek to acquire the atomic bomb, he will always do Answer its legitimate rights to have a civil nuclear program.

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In Israel, Tammy Shel, a resident of Tel Aviv, said putting all her hopes in a cease-fire. I really hope. Everyone is tired. We just want to have a peaceful mind. For us, for the Iranians, for the Palestinians, for everyone in the regionshe told theAFP.

From June 13, Israel bombed hundreds of Iranian military and nuclear sites, killing the highest officers in the country as well as nuclear scientists. According to an official Iranian assessment which only lists civilian victims, the war left at least 610 dead and more than 4,700 injured in the country.

On the Israeli side, Iran’s response shots left 28 dead, according to the authorities.

Donald Trump called the two belligerents on Monday evening to country in move towards peaceafter Iranian fire on the American military base of Al-Udeid in Qatar, the most important in the Middle East, in retaliation for American raids on the three Iranian nuclear sites.

He has thanked Iran have warned The United States in time, which made it possible not to lose lives and not hurt anyone.