Overview

• Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he has seen no intelligence indicating Iran moved enriched uranium before US strikes on Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan.
• Gen. Dan Caine and Hegseth released video showing 30,000-pound GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrators penetrating ventilation shafts to demonstrate mission success.
• The administration dismissed a preliminary Defense Intelligence Agency assessment as low-confidence and highlighted CIA findings that Iran’s nuclear programme was severely damaged.
• President Trump and Pentagon officials publicly rebuked major news outlets for focusing on the leaked report, accusing them of undermining the operation’s achievements.
• Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called the strikes minimal and threatened retaliation as the IAEA continues efforts to verify the status of Iran’s uranium stockpiles.