Tel Aviv, June 25 -- After the White House took the unusual step of prematurely sharing a statement from the Israel Atomic Energy Commission (IAEC) on Wednesday about damage to Iran's nuclear site at Fordow, Israel released the commission's statement. The development came amid differing reports on the extent of damage caused by the US strike.

"The devastating US strike on Fordow destroyed the site's critical infrastructure and rendered the enrichment facility inoperable. We assess that the American strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities, combined with Israeli strikes on other elements of Iran's military nuclear program, have set back Iran's ability to develop nuclear weapons by many years," the IAEC said.

"The achievement can continue ind...