Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other military officials held a Thursday morning news conference to respond to an early leaked intelligence report suggesting U.S. strikes against Iran likely put the country back mere months.
President Donald Trump has insisted the U.S. strikes delivered a "devastating" attack and that questioning his assessment of the strike was not only unpatriotic but also makes the pilots who dropped the bombs "very upset."
Drawing reliable conclusions about the impact of the U.S. strikes is difficult only days after they took place.
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Hegseth minimizes intelligence assessment