The White House has strongly criticized a recent Bloomberg report, which suggested that Iran now poses a heightened risk of developing a nuclear weapon compared to the period before the 2025 strikes that demolished its nuclear infrastructure.
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White House deputy spokeswoman Anna Kelly addressed the report, stating, “Iran’s nuclear facilities were devastated during Operation Midnight Hammer. The protective barrier that shielded their nuclear program, including ballistic missiles, production sites, and naval forces, has been dismantled.”
Kelly further criticized the Bloomberg analysis, remarking, “The notion that Iran could more easily produce a nuclear weapon without operational enrichment facilities or military safeguards is an absurd conclusion. It is an analysis we would have gladly refuted if Bloomberg had sought our input.”
The contentious Bloomberg article posited that Iran is at an increased risk of clandestinely developing a nuclear weapon because the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) can no longer monitor the enriched uranium previously stored in the now-ruined facilities.
