Marco Rubio Sends The Mainstream Media Packing Over Their Iran Strike Narrative [WATCH]

Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended the Trump administration’s recent airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, pushing back on claims by major media outlets that the operation failed to seriously damage Iran’s nuclear weapons program.

In an interview with Politico’s Dasha Burns, Rubio rejected reports from CNN and The New York Times that the airstrikes only delayed Iran’s nuclear ambitions by several months.

The military operation, carried out in coordination with Israel, targeted three primary sites: Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan.

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“What typically happens is someone reads a report and leaks it with their own spin, often to embarrass the administration or oppose the action,” Rubio said.

“The Iranian program, the nuclear program today, looks nothing like it did just a week ago.”

Rubio added that “Iran is much further from a nuclear weapon today than before the president took this bold action,” and stated that the sites were struck using precision-guided penetrator bombs designed specifically to reach fortified underground locations.

During the interview, Rubio addressed growing concern among Americans about potential military entanglements in the Middle East.

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When asked how he would respond to those concerns, Rubio pointed to evidence of the strike’s success.

“Some of the evidence is open-source. For example, Maxar images show the Esfahan conversion site is completely wiped out,” Rubio said.

“You could rebuild it, but right now, it’s unusable. At Natanz, the Israelis caused heavy damage, and we followed up with more deep-penetrating munitions. At Fordow, which is deep under a mountain, we believe very significant lasting damage was done. We dropped 12 munitions—it wasn’t a test.”

He emphasized that President Trump authorized a limited, targeted mission.

“The president wanted a one-off campaign targeting three nuclear sites—hit them hard, avoid loss of life, and move on,” Rubio said.

“The mission was achieved. In fact, by Monday night, we had a ceasefire.”

Rubio also stated that the president’s goal was not to initiate a wider conflict with Iran.

“The president doesn’t want a war with Iran,” he said.

“Regime change is not on the table for the U.S.”

Initial reporting from the Defense Intelligence Agency had suggested that while the strikes caused “immense damage,” Iran’s nuclear development timeline may have only been pushed back by several months.

Analysts cited the relocation of uranium stockpiles and the potential existence of covert enrichment facilities that may have escaped serious damage.

The Trump administration has firmly rejected those assessments.

President Trump issued a statement on Truth Social Wednesday in response to the media reports.

“They tried to demean the great work our B-2 pilots did, and they were wrong in doing so,” Trump wrote.

“These reporters are just BAD AND SICK PEOPLE. You would think they would be proud of the great success we had, instead of trying to always make our Country look bad. TOTAL OBLITERATION!”

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— Commentary Donald J. Trump Posts From Truth Social (@TrumpDailyPosts) June 25, 2025

The strike, which marked a coordinated U.S.-Israeli response to escalating nuclear activity by Iran, remains under review by multiple U.S. intelligence agencies.

However, administration officials continue to assert that the mission met its objectives and served as a deterrent to further nuclear advancement by the Iranian regime.

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