Reference News Network, June 30 report - According to the French "L'Express" weekly website's report on June 28, in response to doubts about the effectiveness of the "Hammer at Midnight" operation targeting Iran's nuclear facilities, the Pentagon disclosed new details at a press conference on the 26th to prove its effectiveness. U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was angered by the debate and insisted on expressing support for President Trump. He angrily criticized the media, saying: "With decisive military action, President Trump created the conditions to end the war. Destroy, crush, eliminate Iran's nuclear capabilities - pick any word you like."
To continue proving the effectiveness of the strike, General Dan Kean, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, revealed that two agents had been embedded for 15 years specifically to study this subject in preparation for possible attacks on Iran's nuclear program.
After the U.S. strike, Kean confirmed: "For 15 years, two agents have been studying the focus of Iran's nuclear program - Fordow." He continued, "Every corner, every crevice, every piece of equipment entering or exiting, local geological conditions, and the materials used" have all been studied by these spies. He did not specify whether they were native-born Americans, naturalized Iranians, or agents from Israel's intelligence agency, Mossad.
Historian Bruno Fulin, author of "The Secret Atlas of Intelligence," and other observers told France 1 News Channel that "they are unlikely to be native-born Americans raised in Anglo-Saxon culture." Fulin believes that to integrate into Iranian society, "extremely high talent is required."
According to General Kean, the expertise of the two agents enabled the U.S. to use "precision bombs" for effective strikes. "It was they who understood that only deeply penetrating bunker-busting bombs could effectively destroy Iran's nuclear facilities," he emphasized. "They initiated a special program, collaborating with industry and tactical experts to develop the GBU-57 massive bunker buster bomb. After hundreds of test launches and full-scale weapon drops on highly realistic targets, all for one goal: to precisely destroy the target at the time and place selected by our country."
The Pentagon's detailed explanation also implied that these spies may have carried out secret operations. Fulin emphasized to France 1 News Channel that "in this operation, it is said that the agents received parts of drones delivered in batches, which may be used to destroy air defense facilities, especially at Fordow." It is believed that these two undercover agents have since withdrawn from Iran and returned to the United States. At the Pentagon press conference on the 26th, Kean clearly stated that he had met with them. (Translated by Pan Geping)
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