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Happening Now: White House Briefs Reporters As Trump On Defense Over Iran Strike Damage
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31:28Now PlayingWhite House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will brief reporters Thursday afternoon as the Trump administration is on the defense over the outcome of Saturday’s strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities.
Reports emerged earlier this week that the attacks only set Tehran’s nuclear program back by a few months, contradicting President Trump’s claims that the sites were “obliterated.” The administration has pushed back on the rhetoric, leaning instead on Israel’s assessment that Iran’s capabilities were set back by at least a few years.
The briefing comes hours after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Dan Caine held a press conference to weigh in on the leaked preliminary report, blasting media for its coverage and standing behind Trump’s initial analysis of the strikes.
Hegseth will join CIA director John Ratcliffe and other top officials at a classified briefing later Thursday.
The event is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. EDT.
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