Trump's Middle East envoy calls for investigation into 'treasonous' Iran bombing intel leak

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Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff called for an probe into a leaked preliminary U.S. quality appraisal that claimed President Donald Trump's strikes connected Iran did not destruct 3 targeted atomic sites.

CNN, citing radical acquainted with the assessment, reported that the aboriginal statement wrong the Defense Intelligence Agency is that the strikes on Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan didn’t destruct cardinal components of Iran’s atomic programme nor destruct its stockpile of highly enriched uranium. 

The outlet besides reported that the onslaught apt lone acceptable backmost Iran’s atomic programme by respective months, not years, arsenic touted by the Trump administration. 

Map of US strikes connected  Iran

Map of US strikes connected Iran. (Fox News)

"Well, it goes without saying that leaking that benignant of accusation — immoderate the information, immoderate broadside it comes retired connected — is outrageous. It's treasonous," Witkoff said Tuesday connected "The Ingraham Angle."

"So, it ought to beryllium investigated, and whoever did it — whoever's liable for it — should beryllium held accountable. It could wounded lives successful the future. Leaking is simply a wholly unacceptable thing."

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The United States struck Iran’s Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan atomic sites Saturday evening arsenic portion of Operation Midnight Hammer, dropping 12 GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrators connected Fordow and 2 connected Natanz. 

More than 2 twelve Tomahawk missiles were besides launched astatine Isfahan from a U.S. submarine.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine said Sunday that initial assessments bespeak that each 3 sites "sustained highly terrible harm and destruction." He noted that the last conflict harm volition instrumentality immoderate clip to evaluate.

"Based connected everything we person seen — and I’ve seen it each — our bombing run obliterated Iran’s quality to make atomic weapons. Our monolithic bombs deed precisely the close spot astatine each people — and worked perfectly," said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth successful a connection successful effect to CNN’s reporting.

"The interaction of those bombs is buried nether a upland of rubble successful Iran; truthful anyone who says the bombs were not devastating is conscionable trying to undermine the President and the palmy mission."

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ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - JUNE 22: U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (L), accompanied by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. Dan Caine (R), takes a question from a newsman during a quality league astatine the Pentagon connected June 22, 2025 successful Arlington, Virginia.  (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)  (Getty Images)

Trump said the United States "obliterated" Iran’s atomic program pursuing the strikes. The ngo progressive much than 125 U.S. aircraft, including B-2 stealth bombers, dozens of aerial refueling tankers, a guided rocket submarine and more.

Witkoff told Fox News big Laura Ingraham that helium believes the conversion installation astatine Isfahan was "completely destroyed."

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The New York existent property developer added that the below-ground atomic reactor astatine Natanz was "eviscerated" and the above-ground atomic reactor was substantially damaged by the Israelis. 

U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber flanked by 4 U.S. Marine Corps F-35 fighters

It is not instantly wide if U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit Stealth Bombers. (REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo)

Witkoff said the United States dropped different weaponry connected apical of it to marque definite that it, too, was "eviscerated."

"We cognize for a information it was," helium told Ingraham.

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"Fordow is the past enrichment reactor that was operating there, and we enactment 12 bunker-buster bombs connected Fordow. There's nary uncertainty that it breached the canopy. There's nary uncertainty that it was good wrong scope of the extent that these bunker-buster bombs spell to, and there's nary uncertainty that it was obliterated. So the reporting retired determination that successful immoderate ways suggests that we did not execute the nonsubjective is conscionable wholly preposterous."

Lawmakers are expected to person a classified briefing Thursday connected the U.S. strikes. 

Ashley Carnahan is simply a writer astatine Fox News Digital.

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