Trump demands FBI prosecute officials who leaked Iran intelligence

A preliminary 🏛️Defense Intelligence Agency assessment concluded that U.S. strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities set back Iran's program by only a few months, not the years claimed by the administration.

Administration officials asserted that the Fordo uranium-enrichment facility suffered devastating damage and would be unusable for some time.

President Donald J. Trump publicly called for prosecutions of the officials who leaked the DIA assessment and directed the FBI to investigate the leak.

The administration threatened to limit classified briefings to Congress by restricting access to CAPNET, and to subpoena reporters for revealing their confidential sources.

CIA Director John Ratcliffe and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard issued statements claiming Iran's nuclear program was severely damaged and would take years to rebuild, directly disputing the DIA's low-confidence preliminary findings.

The leaked DIA assessment was labeled low confidence, indicating it was an initial report that required additional data over days to weeks for a full battle damage evaluation.