Investigation Says PMO Pressed Fordow Damage Claim

A July 3 investigation reported that PMO-linked pressure after the U.S. strike on Fordow pushed Israeli security and nuclear officials to endorse a damage statement useful to Washington's obliteration narrative. Intelligence and BDA officials assessed major but not absolute damage, one senior official refused to sign, and IAEC director Moshe Edri advanced wording that Fordow's critical infrastructure was destroyed and Iran was set back by years, with a caveat about nuclear material access. The public IAEC/White House statement and contemporaneous dispute over early U.S. intelligence are on record. Israel's achievements against Iran are strongest when professional assessments stay precise.