Pentagon Chief Says No Known Intelligence Shows Iran Moved Uranium

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday said he’s not aware of intelligence that shows Iran moved its uranium away to prevent it from being targeted in U.S. airstrikes over the past weekend. “I’m not aware of any intelligence that I’ve reviewed that says things were not where they were supposed to be, moved or otherwise,” Hegseth told reporters at a news conference. Hegseth criticized the media for downplaying the success of U.S. strikes on Iran’s nuclear program. The Pentagon chief said a leaked preliminary assessment was low confidence and that it had been overtaken by intelligence showing Iran’s nuclear program was severely damaged by the U.S. strikes, and that it would take years to rebuild, citing comments from CIA Director John Ratcliffe....