US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth accused journalists of a "hatred" of Donald Trump and appeared emotional over reports that had cast doubt on the success of strikes claiming to have "obliterated" Iran’s nuclear.
The preliminary assessment leaked to the US media found that the weekend strikes only delayed the nuclear program by a few months.
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