President Donald J. Trump is firing back at a wave of leaked intelligence assessments that question the success of last month’s U.S. military operation targeting Iran’s nuclear infrastructure — calling the media reports “fake” and reaffirming that key Iranian nuclear facilities were completely obliterated.

In a forceful statement on Truth Social Saturday morning, President Trump doubled down on the effectiveness of Operation Midnight Hammer, the June 21 precision strike that targeted three of Iran’s most critical nuclear enrichment sites: Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan.

“All three of Iran’s key nuclear facilities were completely destroyed and/or OBLITERATED,” Trump wrote. “It would take years to bring them back into service and, if Iran wanted to do so, they would be much better off starting anew, in three different locations, prior to those sites being obliterated.”

The remarks come as anonymous leaks to the press claim that while Fordow was “mostly destroyed,” the Natanz and Isfahan sites allegedly remain operational or could be restored. The White House isn't having it — and neither is the Pentagon.

Defense Department spokesman Sean Parnell torched the reporting as another fabrication aimed at undermining Trump’s leadership and distorting the success of the mission.

“The credibility of the Fake News Media is similar to that of the current state of the Iranian nuclear facilities: destroyed, in the dirt, and will take years to recover,” Parnell said.

“President Trump was clear and the American people understand: Iran’s nuclear facilities… were completely and totally obliterated. There is no doubt about that.”

Parnell also confirmed that Pentagon intelligence assessments show Iran’s nuclear ambitions have been set back by at least one to two years, thanks to a successful and coordinated strike involving B-2 stealth bombers and Tomahawk missiles launched from U.S. submarines.

The strike was launched in response to escalating threats from Iran amid rising tensions with Israel. According to Trump officials, Operation Midnight Hammer was intended as both a punitive measure and a stern warning.

“If we have to hit them again, we will,” President Trump said last month. “No nuclear Iran — not on my watch.”

Meanwhile, diplomatic efforts to finalize a new nuclear agreement with Tehran are intensifying. According to Axios, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio joined his European counterparts in agreeing to an August 31 deadline for progress on negotiations.

If Iran refuses to comply, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom plan to trigger the “snapback” mechanism — a provision from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal that would automatically reinstate all United Nations sanctions lifted under the Obama-era pact.

According to sources cited by Axios, the goal is to move before Russia assumes the rotating presidency of the U.N. Security Council in October, a strategic window Western allies view as critical to applying pressure on Iran.

Iran, for its part, continues to reject the legitimacy of any “snapback” and has threatened to exit the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) altogether if sanctions are reimposed — a move that would all but eliminate international oversight of its nuclear program.

Despite the diplomatic posturing, sources familiar with the talks say the Trump administration remains clear-eyed: maximum pressure, not appeasement, is the only language the Iranian regime understands.

And if push comes to shove, President Trump has made it crystal clear: there will be no nuclear Iran under his watch — period.