One week after the US strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites, there is no consensus as to how effective they were.

With those strikes, Washington joined Israel's bombardments of Iran's nuclear programme in the 12-day conflict launched on June 13.

Israel said its campaign was aimed at ending Iran's nuclear programme, which Tehran insists is for civilian purposes but which Washington and other powers insist is aimed at acquiring atomic weapons.

Here is an overview of the different positions on the strikes.

- US hails 'historic success' -

The Trump administration on Thursday insisted the operation had been a total success, berating journalists for having reported on an intelligence assessment that took a more conservative line.

President Donald Trump "created the conditions to end the war, decimating -- choose your word -- obliterating, destroying Iran's nuclear capabilities", Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told journalists at the Pentagon.

Trump himself has called the strikes a "spectacular military success", insisting they "obliterated" the nuclear sites, setting Iran's programme........

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