Have you seen the news about Trump’s strike on Iran? CNN and other media outlets claim it didn’t do much damage. They say Iran’s nuclear program was only set back by a few months, not years.

But President Trump says otherwise. He called the strikes a “complete success” that “obliterated” Iran’s nuclear sites. Even Iran itself seems worried, with officials there staying unusually quiet about exactly what was destroyed.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth set the record straight yesterday. He revealed that the person who leaked information to CNN had a clear political agenda. The leak came from a “low confidence” preliminary report that wasn’t even finished yet.

From ‘The Post Millennial’:

“It’s not been coordinated with the intelligence community at all. There’s low confidence in this particular report,” he added, saying that there are wide gaps in the report and that there were “multiple linchpin assumptions” used to draft the report, meaning that if any of those assumptions are false, the whole report falls apart.

Hegseth didn’t hold back when talking about why this information got leaked in the first place. “This is preliminary, but leaked because someone had an agenda to try to muddy the waters and make it look like this historic strike wasn’t successful,” he said during a Pentagon briefing.

The Defense Secretary pointed out that the media’s rush to report on the leak shows their bias. He questioned why CNN and other outlets would run with an unconfirmed report before proper analysis was complete.

International Experts Confirm Strike Success

While CNN focused on the leaked report, international experts tell a different story. The head of the UN Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Grossi, stated that the strikes caused “enormous damage to Iran’s nuclear sites.”

The Israeli Atomic Energy Commission was even more direct. They reported that the “devastating US strikes on Fordow destroyed the site’s critical infrastructure and rendered the enrichment facility inoperable.”

The IDF Chief of Staff added more confirmation: “I can say here that the assessment is that we significantly damaged the nuclear program, setting it back by years.”

These international assessments directly contradict the leaked report that CNN relied on. As Hegseth pointed out, those who understand proper assessments “recognize that what the United States military did was historic.”

FBI Investigating the Leak

The FBI has now launched an investigation into how this classified information was leaked to the media. Hegseth confirmed they are working to identify who shared this top-secret preliminary assessment.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt didn’t mince words about the leaker, calling them “an anonymous, low-level loser in the intelligence community” with a clear motive to undermine President Trump.

“The leaking of this alleged assessment is a clear attempt to demean President Trump and discredit the brave fighter pilots who conducted a perfectly executed mission to obliterate Iran’s nuclear program,” Leavitt stated.

Hegseth also highlighted the impressive military achievement that’s being overlooked. “President Trump directed the most complex and secretive military operation in history, and it was a resounding success, resulting in a ceasefire agreement and the end of the 12-Day War,” he said.

Media Missing the Real Story

The Defense Secretary criticized journalists for focusing on finding scandals rather than reporting on historic achievements. He pointed out that media outlets completely missed the significance of Trump’s success at the NATO summit, where he convinced 32 countries to commit to spending 5% of GDP on defense.

“I was in the closed door briefing… when you heard the prime ministers and presidents of other countries to a man and to a woman, looking at President Trump and saying, ‘This never could have happened,’ but here we are because of your leadership,” Hegseth revealed.

Instead of celebrating these successes, certain media outlets seem determined to find any angle to criticize the administration. As Hegseth put it, it’s in their “DNA” and “blood” to “cheer against Trump” even when he achieves historic victories.

The truth about the Iran strikes will become clearer as more thorough assessments are completed. But one thing is already clear – rushing to judgment based on leaked preliminary reports doesn’t serve the American people. It only serves those with political agendas.

Key Takeaways

• The leaked assessment on Iran strikes was labeled “low confidence” and not coordinated with intelligence agencies.
• Multiple international experts confirm the strikes caused “enormous damage” to Iran’s nuclear program.
• The FBI is investigating the politically motivated leak of classified information to undermine Trump’s success.
• Media outlets rushed to report unverified information while ignoring historic achievements at the NATO summit.

Sources: The Post Millennial, The Independent