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Trump officials cite ‘new intelligence’ to back president’s claims of success in strikes on Iran

US president Donald Trump speaks to reporters about the Israel-Iran conflict after officials cite new intelligence on nuclear facility attacks.
US president Donald Trump speaks to reporters about the Israel-Iran conflict after officials cite new intelligence on nuclear facility attacks. Photograph: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images

Donald Trump’s administration ratcheted up its defence of the US’s weekend attacks on Iran, citing “new intelligence” to support its initial claim of complete success and criticising a leaked intelligence assessment that suggested Tehran’s nuclear programme had been set back by only a few months.

The growing row came amid reports that the White House will to try to limit the sharing of classified documents with Congress, according to the Washington Post and the Associated Press.

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