In a press briefing on Thursday morning, U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth berated the media for reporting the initial assessment of the attack instead of congratulating President Donald Trump for the success of the mission. He minimized the importance of a preliminary intelligence assessment that concluded U.S. strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities had damaged but not permanently destroyed them.
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