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June 28, 2025

Trump demands FBI prosecute officials who leaked Iran intelligence

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Trump threatens FBI prosecutions after Defense Intelligence Agency reveals Iran strikes set back nuclear program by months, not years.

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. TrumpDonald 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 GabbardTulsi 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.

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What weapons did the U.S. use in the Iran nuclear strikes according to reports?

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Congressional briefings on the Iran strikes were cancelled and rescheduled after the intelligence leak.

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Trump claimed Iran did not have enough time to remove enriched uranium before the strikes.

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Trump administration officials claim the leaked assessment was politically motivated to undermine the president.

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The leaked DIA assessment was labeled as having \"low confidence\" in its conclusions.

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