Pakistan, June 25 -- JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared a "historic victory" against Iran on Tuesday, following a ceasefire that ended 12 days of intense cross-border strikes. However, a US intelligence report contradicted Israeli and American claims, saying the damage to Iran's nuclear program may only last a few months.

The conflict escalated dramatically when US President Donald Trump ordered airstrikes using bunker-busting bombs to hit underground Iranian nuclear facilities. While Trump claimed the mission had "obliterated" Iran's nuclear capabilities, a leaked Defense Intelligence report revealed that Iran's centrifuges and enriched uranium stocks remained largely intact.

Despite the conflicting assessme...