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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Peter Beaumont

Trump insists ‘monumental damage’ done by US strikes in Iran but others are more cautious

A satellite image of some mountains and bomb craters
A satellite view of the Fordow underground complex after the US strikes. Photograph: Maxar Technologies/Reuters

Donald Trump has doubled down on claims “monumental damage” had been done to Iran’s nuclear sites, as the head of the UN’s nuclear agency said that while he anticipated “very significant damage” at the underground Fordow site, the agency had not been able to assess it.

Rafael Grossi, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, confirmed that Iran had told the agency it had planned to take “special measures” to protect equipment and nuclear materials on 13 June.

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