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Posted on June 25, 2025
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US and Iran disagree on the extent of damage to Iranian nuclear facilities from US strikes, with differing assessments reported by a Kremlin aide.
MOSCOW (Reuters) -The United States and Iran disagree when it comes to how much damage U.S. air strikes caused to Iranian nuclear facilities, Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov said on Wednesday.
Ushakov said Moscow welcomed the ceasefire between Iran and Israel and hoped it lasted and noted what he said were differing assessments of the impact of the U.S. attack.
"The one that carried out the strikes believes significant damage was inflicted. And the one who received these strikes believes that everything was prepared in advance and that these objects did not suffer excessive, significant damage," Ushakov told reporters.
A spokesman for Iran's Foreign Ministry said earlier on Wednesday that the U.S. strikes had caused significant damage to Tehran's nuclear facilities.
Earlier in the day, the Kremlin had said it thought it was too early for anyone to have an accurate picture of the extent of damage caused.
(Reporting by Vladimir SoldatkinWriting by Maxim RodionovEditing by Andrew Osborn)
Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov stated that the US and Iran have differing assessments of the damage caused by the US air strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.
A spokesman for Iran's Foreign Ministry claimed that the US strikes had caused significant damage to Tehran's nuclear facilities.
The Kremlin expressed that it was too early for anyone to have an accurate picture of the extent of damage caused by the US strikes.
Ushakov noted that Moscow welcomed the ceasefire between Iran and Israel and hoped it would last.
The US believes significant damage was inflicted, while Iran claims that everything was prepared in advance and that the objects did not sustain serious damage.
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