After weeks of breathless media claims that President Trump’s strike on Iran was ineffective, the chief of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog just detonated their narrative. Rafael Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), confirmed that Iran’s nuclear program has been “significantly” set back by the U.S.-led Operation Midnight Hammer.

“I think the Iranian nuclear program has been set back significantly, significantly,” Grossi told Fox News, describing the contrast between pre-strike and post-strike Iran as “night and day.” It’s the clearest international validation yet that Trump’s bold decision to unleash a surprise B-2 bomber raid on Iran’s key nuclear sites was a devastating success.

For weeks, the liberal media—led by CNN—had insisted otherwise, citing a conveniently leaked, low-confidence intelligence report to paint the airstrikes as ineffective. That spin dominated headlines even as American officials remained tight-lipped about the classified operation’s results. But now, with the IAEA acknowledging extensive damage and radiation releases at multiple Iranian nuclear facilities, the facts are impossible to ignore.

The IAEA statement revealed that Iran’s uranium enrichment and conversion facilities had been crippled, with “extensive damage” detected and even “two impact holes” observed at the Natanz site—one of Iran’s most fortified underground enrichment bunkers. Grossi’s report included details of localized radioactive and chemical contamination, though he emphasized that off-site radiation levels remain safe.

David Albright, a nuclear weapons expert with the Institute for Science and International Security, backed up the UN’s assessment with satellite analysis and corroborating data from Israeli intelligence. His conclusion? “The U.S. and Israeli strikes effectively destroyed Iran’s centrifuge enrichment program.”

Albright didn’t mince words in his post-strike report: “It will be a long time before Iran comes anywhere near the capability it had before the attack.” For a regime that had been inching toward a nuclear threshold for years, this setback is not just a delay—it’s a total derailment.

Yet despite the emerging facts, the media hasn’t issued a mea culpa. Instead, outlets like CNN have doubled down, defending the very reporters who pushed a false narrative that served their anti-Trump agenda. Their reporting ignored both Israel’s involvement and the airtight secrecy surrounding the mission. No leaks, no warning, and a surgical precision that left Iran—and the mainstream press—flat-footed.

What this episode really exposes is the media’s unwillingness to credit Trump’s administration with success, even when the world’s top nuclear authorities do. Operation Midnight Hammer was a high-risk, high-reward gambit—and it worked. The rogue regime’s nuclear capabilities are now in tatters, with no timetable for recovery.

And while the usual suspects scream about overreach, the reality is simple: Trump acted decisively to protect American interests and global stability. The result? Iran’s nuclear dreams are buried under tons of rubble—and the Biden-era culture of delay and appeasement has been replaced with something stronger: results.

So the question remains—will the media admit they were wrong? Don’t count on it. But with even the UN now confirming the truth, the facts are finally breaking through the fog of disinformation. Trump’s critics may still be shouting—but the silence from Iran’s uranium centrifuges says it all.