In a revealing Fox News interview Monday night, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi confirmed that U.S. airstrikes last month severely damaged Iran’s nuclear infrastructure, forcing the regime to halt its uranium enrichment activities—at least temporarily.
“Our facilities have been damaged, seriously damaged,” Araghchi told host Bret Baier during Special Report.
Araghchi said Iran’s “automechanical organization” is still assessing whether any previously enriched material survived, further confirming Pentagon assessments that the strikes have set Iran’s nuclear program back by at least two years.
Iranian FM: Our Nuclear Facilities Are Seriously Damaged
Abbas Araghchi: “Our facilities have been damaged, seriously damaged.”https://t.co/rfTzcb6XsR pic.twitter.com/vrmrexMtE3
— Mr Producer (@RichSementa) July 22, 2025
Pentagon: Mission Success
The strikes—carried out jointly by the United States and Israel—targeted Iran’s key nuclear sites at Natanz and Isfahan, with the U.S. conducting solo bunker-buster strikes on the hardened underground complex at Fordow.
Fordow was considered one of Iran’s most fortified nuclear sites, previously deemed untouchable without U.S. involvement.
The June battle damage assessment, leaked weeks ago, now appears to be publicly validated by Iran’s own foreign minister.
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