Good evening. I'm Laura Codes. We begin with the question that could impact America in the Middle East for years to come.

Just how effective were the American strikes on Iran's nuclear program?

Well, tonight CNN is learning a preliminary intelligence assessment suggests they did not destroy Iran's nuclear sites.

This early report is from the Pentagon's Defense Intelligence Agency. they did not destroy Iran's nuclear sites.

This early report is from the Pentagon's Defense Intelligence Agency.

CNN has spoken with seven people briefed on it.

One source says that the strike set Iran boat.

Maybe a few months, tops.

Two others tell us the country's top was also not destroyed another says the center fuges are largely intact now it's important to point out report is hear me now preliminary

the full picture could change as the u.s gathers more information but it's at sharp odds of what

president trump and his team are saying i ran gathers more information. But it's at sharp odds of what President Trump

and his team are saying.

Iran's key nuclear enrichment facilities

have been completely and totally obliterated.

We are confident, yes,

that Iran's nuclear sites

were completely and totally obliterated.

Iran's nuclear ambitions have been obliterated. Their nuclear program has been obliterated. Iran's nuclear ambitions have been obliterated.

Their nuclear program has been obliterated.

The White House is acknowledging the report exists.

The Trump's team says it's flat out wrong,

leaked by a, quote, low-level loser in the intel community

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