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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A high-level Senate briefing on June 26, 2025, confirmed the success of President Trump’s precision airstrikes on three Iranian nuclear sites, sending shockwaves through Capitol Hill and silencing critics who doubted his bold leadership. The classified meeting exposed sharp partisan divides, with Republicans praising decisive action and Democrats casting unfounded doubts on verified intelligence. CIA Director John Ratcliffe, Defense Secretary Pe…
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