Former National Security Council chief of staff Fred Fleitz told Newsmax on Monday that President Donald Trump delivered a “devastating blow” to Iran’s ability to make nukes when he ordered airstrikes on the Islamic Republic’s nuclear facilities over the weekend.

“I think the damage was profound to Iran’s enrichment program at Natanz and at Fordo,” Fleitz said on “Wake Up America.” “These uranium enrichment machines are very sensitive. They cost billions of dollars to develop. They have parts that were imported from around the world over decades. I think this was a devastating blow.

“At the Isfahan facility, we destroyed plants that were preparing the input gases for these centrifuges and the plants that would process the output enriched gas into uranium metal. Those facilities also cannot be easily replaced. I think this was a devastating blow to Iran’s effort to make nuclear weapons.”

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