India, June 26 -- CIA has confirmed that "credible intelligence" indicates that Iran's nuclear program was severely damaged by the recent U.S. strikes targeting multiple nuclear facilities in the country.

"This includes new intelligence from a historically reliable and accurate source/method that several key Iranian nuclear facilities were destroyed and would have to be rebuilt over the course of years," CIA Director John Ratcliffe said in a statement Wednesday.

He added that the U.S. intelligence agency continues to collect additional reliably sourced information to keep appropriate decision-makers and oversight bodies fully informed. "When possible, we will also provide updates and information to the American public, given the national ...