As assessments of the damage to three Iranian nuclear sites continue, a Middle East expert highlights how Iran’s evaluation aligns with U.S. and Israeli perspectives. 

Israel, which claims the strikes significantly delayed Iran’s nuclear program, is well-equipped to evaluate the situation accurately, according to Jacob Olidort, director of the Center of American Security at the America First Policy Institute, as he discussed with Fox News Digital.

“Both the US and Israel assert they achieved their goals,” Olidort remarked. “Israel likely strategized this over many years, and claims to have accomplished its goal of dismantling Iran’s uranium enrichment capabilities.”

The U.S. launched a surprise strike using B-2 stealth bombers and bunker-buster bombs on Iran’s Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan nuclear facilities on Saturday. 

“We should never take anything Iran says at face value, but their assessment can only reinforce the views of Israel and the U.S. view,” he said.

Map of US strikes on Iran. (Fox News)

The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog, International Atomic Energy Agency Director Rafael Grossi, reiterated on Thursday that the damage done by Israeli and U.S. strikes at Iranian nuclear facilities “is very, very, very considerable.”

“I think annihilated is too much, but it suffered enormous damage,” Grossi told French broadcaster RFI.