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Trump considers forcing journalists to reveal sources who leaked Iran report

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Donald Trump takes questions from the press on the South Lawn of the White House on 24 June. Photograph: Xinhua/Shutterstock

Donald Trump said he was weighing forcing journalists who published leaked details from a US intelligence report assessing the impact of the recent American military strikes on Iran to reveal their sources – and the president also claimed his administration may prosecute those reporters and sources if they do not comply.

In an interview on Sunday with Fox News host Maria Bartiromo, Trump doubled down on his claim that the 21 June airstrikes aimed at certain Iranian facilities successfully crippled Iran’s nuclear program. He insisted the attacks destroyed key enriched uranium stockpiles, despite Iranian assertions that the material had been relocated before the strikes.

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