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**Trump Denounces Media Reports Downplaying Impact of US Strike on Iranian Nuclear Sites**
Washington D.C. – Former U.S. President Donald Trump is lashing out at media organizations, particularly CNN and The New York Times, for reporting on a preliminary Pentagon assessment that casts doubt on his administration’s claims of completely destroying Iran’s nuclear program.
Trump, in a post on his Truth Social platform, accused the news outlets of attempting to “demean one of the most successful military strikes in history.” This comes after the U.S. military launched a surprise attack on three Iranian nuclear facilities – Fordo, Natanz, and Isfahan – using powerful bunker-buster bombs during the recent 12-day conflict between Israel and Iran.
The classified intelligence report, reportedly leaked to the media, suggests that the strikes only delayed Iran’s nuclear ambitions by a few months, failing to eliminate its centrifuges or enriched uranium stockpile. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed the existence of the assessment, labeling it “flat-out wrong” and accusing those who leaked it of attempting to discredit Trump and the mission’s success. She insisted the attacks resulted in “total obliteration” of the targeted sites.
The conflict between Israel and Iran, the most significant direct confrontation between the two nations in decades, saw Israeli strikes on Iranian nuclear and military targets, followed by retaliatory missile fire from Iran. It culminated in the U.S. intervention.
While Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed the attacks as a “historic victory” that has thwarted Iran’s nuclear project, Iran has expressed its readiness to return to nuclear negotiations with the United States while maintaining its right to peaceful use of atomic power.
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