CIA Dir. Confirms Iran’s Nuclear Program Crippled
The Ben Ferguson Podcast
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🗓️ 27 June 2025
⏱️ 14 minutes
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Summary
1. CIA and DoD Briefing:
- CIA Director John Radcliffe, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth briefed senators on the effectiveness of airstrikes ordered by President Donald Trump.
- Radcliffe compared the Trump administration's swift success with Iran to the prolonged negotiations under President Obama during the JCPOA (Iran nuclear deal).
- He claimed Iran agreed to a ceasefire with Israel within 20 minutes of the strikes, contrasting it with 20 months of negotiations with Obama.
2. Intelligence Claims:
- Radcliffe and others asserted that Iran’s nuclear program was severely damaged, citing new intelligence from historically reliable sources.
- Key Iranian nuclear facilities were reportedly destroyed and would take years to rebuild.
3. Media Criticism:
- The episode heavily criticizes mainstream media outlets (CNN, MSNBC, NYT) for reporting on a preliminary DIA (Defense Intelligence Agency) assessment that suggested only moderate damage.
- Officials argue that this assessment was based on low-confidence intelligence, possibly influenced by Iranian propaganda.
4. Supporting Statements:
- Quotes from various sources (UN Atomic Energy Agency, Israeli officials, former intelligence officers) are used to support the claim that the strikes were highly effective.
- The document accuses the media of spreading misinformation and undermining national security for political reasons.
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| 1:02.3 | First of, classified report is now out suggesting that Iran's nuclear program still intact was likely, well, all faulty info. |
| 1:12.0 | And where to come from? |
| 1:13.3 | Directly from the Iranian government. |
| 1:15.8 | Yet the media went with it. |
| 1:17.5 | Well, the DOD chief, Pete Hedgeseth, he's coming out and having a lot to say about the media |
| 1:23.7 | telling this story that is Iranian propaganda. |
| 1:27.0 | Also, a former Biden official has now |
| 1:30.2 | come out on TV, saying that Iran's nuclear program was in fact set back significantly. |
| 1:36.3 | Again, a complete opposite of what the media has been trying to sell you on. We have the |
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