‘Fake news’: Trump doubles down on ‘Iran nuclear sites obliterated’ claim after US intel contradicts him; defends Op Midnight Hammer

US President Donald Trump (Image credit: AP) President Donald Trump vehemently rejected news reports suggesting that the recent US strikes on Iran failed to destroy Tehran’s nuclear programme, calling it “FAKE NEWS” and insisting the sites were “completely destroyed”.Posting in all caps on Truth Social, Trump wrote: “Fake news CNN, together with the failing New…

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Trump admin kept top Democrats in dark on strikes in Iran? White House clarifies; says it made ‘bipartisan courtesy calls’

File: White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt has clarified that the Donald Trump administration made “bipartisan courtesy calls” to brief the Congressional leadership well before the US forces conducted air strikes on nuclear facilities in Iran – codenamed Operation Midnight Hammer.Also Read | ‘Grossly unconstitutional’: Democrats…

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Middle East crisis: Donald Trump to leave G7 summit early over Iran-Israel conflict; warns Tehran to evacuate ‘immediately’

Donald Trump will leave theG7 summit a day early, White House confirms US President Donald Trump will cut short his visit to the Group of Seven summit in Canada and leave on Monday night due to the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran, the White House announced.“Because of what’s going on in the Middle East,…

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