U.S. Intel MELTDOWN: Feud Explodes Over Iran Nuke Strike 'Success'

Washington, D.C. — In a high-stakes game of nuclear poker, the U.S. intelligence community is now publicly split over just how much damage was really done to Iran’s nuclear program following last weekend’s dramatic airstrikes. And today’s classified Senate briefing only deepened the mystery.

While President Trump and top officials have trumpeted the strikes as a “total obliteration” of Iran’s nuclear capabilities, a leaked Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) assessment paints a far murkier picture—suggesting the program may have been delayed by mere months, not years.

But in a stunning twist, CIA Director John Ratcliffe and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard released statements just hours before the briefing, claiming “new intelligence” shows Iran’s key nuclear sites were “severely damaged” and would take years to rebuild. The contradiction has ignited a firestorm on Capitol Hill.

“This is either the greatest intelligence failure or the greatest PR spin job in modern history,” one Senate aide said on the condition of anonymity.

Today’s closed-door session, attended by CIA, Pentagon, and State Department officials, was meant to clarify the situation. Instead, lawmakers emerged more divided than ever. Some Democrats accused the administration of cherry-picking intel to justify the strikes, while Republicans doubled down on the “mission accomplished” narrative.

Meanwhile, questions swirl about whether Iran managed to move enriched uranium before the bombs fell—a detail that could make or break the administration’s claims.

As the dust settles, one thing is clear: the battle over Iran’s nuclear future is no longer just underground—it’s playing out in the open, with truth itself caught in the crossfire.