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Trump admin insists Iran strikes success, attacks media

  • On June 26, the Trump administration defended recent attacks targeting multiple Iranian nuclear facilities and criticized media reports that questioned the effectiveness of these operations.
  • The administration reacted to a leaked preliminary intelligence report that suggested the strikes only delayed Iran's nuclear program by months and had low confidence.
  • Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth held a Pentagon news conference criticizing the media for spreading doubt and announced an investigation into the leak blamed on political agendas.
  • President Trump asserted that the strikes had "completely and totally obliterated" Iran's nuclear facilities and demanded that CNN dismiss journalist Natasha Bertrand for her coverage of the intelligence report.
  • The dispute highlighted divisions between the administration's narrative of a decisive success and media sources reporting uncertainty, with political analysts noting the intelligence leak as a potential vulnerability.
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Al-Monitor broke the news in Washington, United States on Thursday, June 26, 2025.
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