Pete Hegseth was ‘absolutely seething' at leaked ‘low confidence report' on Iran strikes
Mr Hegseth has furiously defended the effectiveness of strikes on three of Iran's nuclear facilities.
The Defence Secretary repeatedly attacked the 'fake news' media for reporting on a leaked preliminary intelligence assessment which said US strikes had only set Iran's nuclear program back 'a few months, tops'.
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