Tulsi Gabbard: Natanz, Fordow, and Isfahan Are Gone

Tulsi Gabbard revealed in a post on X that “new intelligence” has confirmed the destruction of Iran’s three key nuclear facilities, Fordown, Natanz, and Isfahan.

New intelligence confirms what @POTUS has stated numerous times: Iran's nuclear facilities have been destroyed. If the Iranians chose to rebuild, they would have to rebuild all three facilities (Natanz, Fordow, Esfahan) entirely, which would likely take years to do.

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— DNI Tulsi Gabbard (@DNIGabbard) June 25, 2025

Since the American strike on Iran on Sunday, media outlets like CNN, BBC, NPR, The New York Times, and The Washington Post indicated that early intel reports, which were leaked to the press, showed that the bunker buster bombs did not destroy the underground nuclear facilities. They argued the strike had only delayed the Iranian nuclear program by months.

However, the Director of National Intelligence said that, according to new intelligence, the Iranians would have to reconstruct all three facilities, which would likely take years, to rebuild their nuclear program. Gabbard emphasized that initial reports were leaked and selectively covered by mainstream media news outlets in an effort to undermine President Trump’s credibility. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth also came out swinging against the mainstream media at Wednesday’s NATO summit. He announced that there would also be a criminal investigation into who leaked classified and low-confidence intel to the media. (Read more from “Tulsi Gabbard: Natanz, Fordow, and Isfahan Are Gone” HERE)

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