Trump says media teamed up to ‘demean’ US strike on Iranian nuclear sites after intelligence leak

Published June 24, 2025 10:54pm ET



President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the media collaborated to “demean” the U.S. strike on Iranian nuclear sites over the weekend following a leaked damage assessment of the attack.

Earlier in the day, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the leaked damage report, which alleged the strikes merely set the Iranian nuclear program back by months, was an attempt to “undermine” Trump. Both Hegseth and Trump had insisted the sites were “obliterated.”

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