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US military officials say Iran’s facilities are ‘destroyed’ after strike

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine speak during a news conference at the Pentagon on June 26 [Andrew Harnik/Getty Images/AFP]

United States Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine have responded to a leaked intelligence report suggesting the military’s strikes against Iran’s nuclear facilities likely put the country back by mere months.

In a Thursday morning news conference from the Pentagon, the two officials maintained that Iran’s nuclear programme had been destroyed, echoing President Donald Trump’s version of events.

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