US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard says “new intelligence” has confirmed Iran’s nuclear facilities have been “destroyed”, Al Jazeera reports.

“New intelligence confirms what POTUS has stated numerous times: Iran’s nuclear facilities have been destroyed. If the Iranians chose to rebuild, they would have to rebuild all three facilities [Natanz, Fordow, Isfahan] entirely, which would likely take years to do,” Gabbard said on social media.

Her comments come after a “top secret” intelligence report — published by major US news outlets — said the US strikes on three key Iranian nuclear sites on Sunday failed to destroy underground facilities, and set Tehran’s nuclear programme back only by a few months.