US President Donald Trump has launched a fierce political counterattack in the wake of leaked intelligence reports undermining his administration’s claims about the success of recent military strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities. Accusing Congressional Democrats of orchestrating the leak of a classified intelligence assessment, Trump has called for their prosecution and threatened sweeping changes to intelligence-sharing protocols with lawmakers.

The controversy erupted after multiple news outlets, including CNN, cited a Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) report that contradicted the White House’s triumphant portrayal of the June 20 airstrikes on three of Iran’s nuclear sites. The Trump administration had hailed the strikes – which reportedly utilized advanced bunker-buster munitions – as an unequivocal success, describing the targets as “obliterated.” But the leaked DIA assessment painted a more modest picture, noting only moderate structural damage to the facilities and warning that Iran’s uranium enrichment capabilities remained largely intact.

The President, visibly enraged, took to his platform Truth Social on June 26, accusing Democrats of treasonous behavior:

“The Democrats are the ones who leaked the information on the PERFECT FLIGHT to the Nuclear Sites in Iran. They should be prosecuted!”

In tandem, US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard launched a sharp rebuke of the press, calling the leak part of a campaign to weaken the President’s national security credibility.

“This is another example of the propaganda media working hand-in-glove with political actors to publish illegally leaked assessments,” she said during a press briefing.........

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