JAKARTA - United States (US) President Donald Trump stressed the attack on Iran's nuclear facilities caused "total collapse", even after initial classified reports found the attack only delayed Tehran's nuclear program by a few months.
Condemning the media, including CNN, which reported the findings, Trump argues the attack has delayed Iran's nuclear ambitions for decades.
However, Trump called the intelligence results "unconvincing" and it was still early. He suggested Israel would soon provide a more complete picture of its own findings.
"The intelligence is very inconclusive," Trump said on the sidelines of a NATO summit in The Hague.
"The intelligence said we don't know. It could be very severe," he continued.
Trump asked his two subordinates Pete Hegseth and Foreign Minister Marco Rubio to confirm his statement on damage assessment.
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Both insisted Iran's nuclear program had been badly damaged, and each suggested malicious intent behind the leakage of the report.
"It is a secret report, it is still early, and its confidence level is low," Hegseth said of an assessment by the Defense Intelligence Service, saying there was a political motive behind the leak.
According to Hegseth, an FBI investigation is underway to identify the leak.
Rubio said Iran was now "far behind their position seven days ago."
"Now, anything in the world can be rebuilt, but now we know where it is, and if they try to rebuild it, we will also have options there," he said.
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