Agency official says they ordered a June strike on Iran's nuclear facilities

An agency official said in the transcript that in June they ordered a strike on Iran's nuclear facilities, calling the operation "Operation Midnight Hammer." The official framed the action as a reluctant alternative after diplomacy failed, saying, "My first preference was always the path of diplomacy."

The official described the military action in direct terms: "I ordered a strike on Iran's key nuclear facilities in Operation Midnight Hammer," and later said, "We totally obliterated those nuclear sites." The transcript includes the official's praise for the aircraft used, saying "Those beautiful B2 bombers performed magnificently." These quotes appear in the speaker's account and are presented here as claims made in the record; the transcript does not provide independent verification of the effects described.

The speaker said the regime sought to rebuild its nuclear program at a different location after the strike and argued that it was "rapidly building a vast stockpile of conventional ballistic missiles" that could soon reach "the American homeland, Europe, and virtually any other place on Earth." The transcript does not include corroborating evidence or external sources for the missile-capability assertion.

The account in the transcript centers on the speaker's explanation for using military force after attempts at agreement were, according to the speaker, rejected. The record contains no named corroboration, follow-up briefing, or supporting documentation in the provided segments.