According to Yedioth Ahronoth, Israeli intelligence agencies rejected requests from the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to support claims that Iran’s nuclear program had been “fully destroyed.”

The report says internal intelligence assessments found that the damage to Iran’s nuclear infrastructure was significant but incomplete, and did not amount to total destruction. Officials also said there was no professional consensus within Israel’s security and intelligence community supporting the claim that the program had been eliminated.

It further alleges that Netanyahu’s office pressured intelligence, security, and military officials to issue an official assessment that aligned with the government’s narrative following a 12-day war between Israel and Iran.

During the conflict, between 13 and 24 June 2025, Israel—reportedly with US support—carried out strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, missile sites, and military infrastructure, as well as targeted killings of senior commanders and nuclear scientists. Iran responded with hundreds of ballistic missiles and drones launched toward Israeli targets.

The report says former US President Donald Trump was among the first to claim that Iran’s nuclear program had been destroyed, a claim later echoed by Netanyahu. However, intelligence assessments contradicted this, stating it was not possible to confirm full destruction at that stage.

A senior intelligence official reportedly refused to sign the assessment, warning that the available evidence was insufficient and that overstating the results could damage the credibility of intelligence institutions.

Instead, evaluations based on satellite imagery and surveillance data described the damage as “substantial but incomplete,” with no confirmation of total elimination.

The report adds that Israeli and US officials attempted to align public messaging despite differing internal assessments, including US defense evaluations that questioned the decisiveness of the strikes.

Israel’s Atomic Energy Commission reportedly concluded that while the strikes caused serious damage and may delay Iran’s nuclear program by years, they did not eliminate it. It also noted that Iran still possesses significant quantities of enriched uranium capable of producing multiple nuclear weapons.

No official response was provided by the office of Benjamin Netanyahu or Israeli intelligence agencies regarding the report.