GOP senators accuse the media of having tried to “undermine” by reporting on the Iranian damage ratio disclosed

The Republican senators told Fox News Digital than after having received a more complete intelligence report on the air strikes authorized by President Donald Trump against Iranian nuclear installations, they believe that initial flight reports underestimating damages were inaccurate and politically motivated.

“”I think that the disclosed intelligence report was not correct, and taking into account the 14 bunker bunker bombs which were abandoned on the installation of Iranian nuclear weapons, I think that clear evidence is that the damage was overwhelming, “said Senator Ted Cruz, R-Texas.

In response to the reason why so many media have run with disclosed history, Cruz told Fox News Digital that “there was clearly a political program at stake”.

Earlier this week, CNN, citing people familiar with the evaluation, reported that the preventing consensus within the Defense Intelligence Agency is that the strikes of Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan have not destroyed key components of the Iranian nuclear program or destroyed its highly enriched uranium stock.

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The Republican senses Josh Hawley (MO.) and Ted Cruz (Texas), as well as the Maryland Democratic Senator, Chris Van Hollen, spoke to Fox News Digital Evaluations on the air strikes of Iran. (AP photo / Jose Luis Magana and Screencap de Forbes Fetging and AP)

THE The point of sale also reported That the strike probably does not withdraw that the nuclear program of Iran of several months, not years, like the praised by the Trump administration.

Trump and defense secretary Pete Hegseth launched against the media for “false news” at a press conference at the NATO summit for having broken doubt that the United States on Iran has erased the country’s nuclear program.

“A statement came from the Israel Atomic Energy Commission,” said Trump at a press conference on Hague on Wednesday as he wrapped his NATO summit trip to the Netherlands. “They are very serious people, as you know.”

“‘The American devastating strike from Fordow destroyed the critical infrastructure of the site and made the installation of enrichment completely inoperable’,” said Trump in the letter. “” It was devastated. We have assessed that American strikes on Iranian nuclear installations had enlisted Iran’s ability to develop nuclear weapons for many years to come. This achievement can continue indefinitely if Iran does not have access to nuclear matter. “”

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Trump said on Saturday that the United States had finished a “very successful” strike against Iranian nuclear sites in Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan, saying that Iran’s nuclear enrichment facilities were “erased”. (Fox News)

Senators received an intelligence briefing classified on the strikes of the best national security officials on Thursday.

Senator Josh Hawley, R-MO., Told Fox News Digital that generalized reports on the disclosed report should “try to undermine Trump, of course”.

“”Listen, we went through this in the briefing, without going into things that I should not talk about. Basically, this is not a precise image, and that did not claim to be, “said Hawley.” What they were brought was in fact not a complete intelligence report; This is more like an assumption after action and an early estimate. So, without saying more, fundamentally, it was very distorted. “”

“And the fact is,” he continued, “any journalist who covers the Pentagon and covers national security, they could. So I must say, a kind of bad faith, I think, by our journalist friends in the liberal media who are clearly trying to undermine the president.”

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This satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows damage to the installation of enrichment of Fordow in Iran after the American strikes, Sunday June 22, 2025. (Maxar Technologies via AP)

At least one Democratic senator, meanwhile, was also satisfied with what was said during the briefing.

“Most of my questions have been answered. I think it was a good briefing,” said senator Jeanne Shaheen, DN.H. “I think Iran should not have a nuclear weapon. I hope it has radically removed this program. And finally, we will see them going to the negotiation table, because it is the real long -term solution.”

While many Democrats have described strikes an unconstitutional decision on the part of the president, Shaheen said: “It was a limited and contained strike” and “I think that if it considerably recovers the Iran’s nuclear program – the first reports are that it is – it is a good thing”.

The other Democratic senators, however, were still not so peaceful by the briefing.

Senator Chris Van Hollen, D-MD., Told Fox News Digital that the briefing “had not changed” his previous evaluation according to which strikes were a “clear violation of our constitution” and that “Trump once again betrays the Americans by backing up the United States directly in this conflict”.

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The supreme leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Donald Trump (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader / Wana (Press Agency in Western Asia) / Handout via Reuters / Elizabeth Frantz / Photo file)

Senator Tim Kaine, D-VA., Told Fox News Digital that the briefing “”I haven’t changed my point of view, but I think I just prefer to leave it there, because everything is classified. “”

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Senator Chris Coons, D-Del., Was more vague to find out if his opinion had been modified.

“”I cannot tell you what I learned in a classified briefing. I can tell you that it was destructive, “said Coons.” We do not yet have a complete and complete image of exactly which capacities have been degraded or destroyed and what additional risks we can face or what decisions that the Iranian regime can make. “”

Emma Colton of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.