The report from the Defence Intelligence Agency challenges the declarations made by Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu regarding the condition of Iran’s nuclear sites. The individuals were not permitted to publicly discuss the issue and spoke under the condition of anonymity.

The individuals indicated that the report concluded the strikes on the Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan nuclear locations caused substantial damage but did not result in total destruction.

The assessment showed that some of Iran’s highly enriched uranium was relocated from several sites before the US strikes and remained intact, according to the individuals, and it noted that Iran’s centrifuges are mostly unaffected.

At the deeply buried Fordow uranium enrichment plant, the entrance collapsed and infrastructure was damaged, so that will take time to fix, but the underground infrastructure was not destroyed, according to one of the people. The person also said that previous assessments had warned of this outcome at Fordow.

The White House strongly pushed back on the assessment, calling it “flat-out wrong.”

“The leaking of this alleged assessment is a clear attempt to demean President Trump, and discredit the brave fighter pilots who conducted a perfectly executed mission to obliterate Iran’s nuclear program,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement.

“Everyone knows what happens when you drop fourteen 30,000 pound bombs perfectly on their targets: total obliteration.”

Trump has said in comments and posts on social media in recent days, including Tuesday, that the strikes left the sites in Iran “totally destroyed” and that Iran will never rebuild its nuclear facilities.

Netanyahu said in a televised statement on Tuesday that, “For dozens of years I promised you that Iran would not have nuclear weapons and indeed … we brought to ruin Iran’s nuclear program.”

He said the US joining Israel was “historic” and thanked Trump.

The CIA and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence declined to comment on the DIA assessment. ODNI coordinates the work of the nation’s 18 intelligence agencies, including the DIA, which is the intelligence arm of the Defence Department, responsible for producing intelligence on foreign militaries and the capabilities of adversaries.

The intelligence assessment was first reported by CNN on Tuesday.