US President Donald Trump on Thursday, June 27, threatened to prosecute Democrats and accused them, without giving evidence, leakage of US strikes about Iranian nuclear facilities, namely Ford, Natanz and Isfahan, which took place last week under the Midnight Hammer Operation.
“Democrats are those who have escaped information about the perfect flight to nuclear places in Iran. They should be prosecuted,” Trump shared on the truth of social.
Initially, Trump claimed that the weekend operations of the administration were “completely smoked” by the main Iranian facilities of the uranium enrichment. The leak of a preliminary report from the Defense Intelligence agency later indicated the news that the strikes did not have to prevent an Iranian nuclear program, as it originally claimed.
The leak was angry with Trump and higher officials who claimed that the report was incomplete. In response, the Administration announced that it would reduce sharing classified information with Congress, a step that was angry with congress democrats.
Trump’s Trump officials reported senators about American air strikes focused on Iranian nuclear enrichment points. After briefing, Senator Chris Murphy, D-Conn.
The Financial Times, referring to European intelligence reports, said that the Iranian supply of highly enriched uranium remains mostly unaffected because it has not been centralized in Fordow.
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US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegset speaks
During the press conference, US Defense Minister Pete HegSeth rejected these statements and accused journalists of minimizing strike success and responding to the leak of a preliminary assessment of the Defense Intelligence agency, which indicated that the strikes could only delay the Iranian program.
He described that the evaluation as a low confidence as CIFEM CIA director John Ratcliffe said that newer news indicates that the Iranian nuclear program was significantly damaged and would require years of recovery.
The FBI is investigating the source of leakage, but no officials have appointed a specific individual or have submitted clear evidence that associates it with any political party. During his first term, Trump often encountered a news community and angry against the investigation of alleged ties to his campaign in Russia.
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Previously, the printing secretary of the White House Karoline Leavitt said: “It could have been someone in the news community, or it could have been someone on the Capitol hill who had access to this document”.
“We do not know”, but I believe that the FBI is investigating to find out who is the escape, because it is illegal and should be considered responsible, “Lavitt added.
Vice -President of the Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee shut down Trump’s threat
Senator Mark Warner (D-Va.), Vice-Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Trump’s threat was pursuing Democrats.
“I was extremely consistent that leaks of any kind should be prosecuted. I would simply wish the management to adhere to the same level of secrecy regarding classified information that should not be shared on non -leafing channels as signal,” informed reporters received a classified briefing.
AP said the sequel took place when Trump seeks to influence the perception of his foreign policy in Iran.
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