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Reporter shreds Trump claim on Iran strike with on-the-spot fact-check

U.S. President Donald Trump points his finger as he signs an executive order on AI next to U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-TX) and U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S. December 11, 2025. REUTERS/Al Drago
Cassie Mellea
December 12, 2025

A White House press conference turned tense when a reporter publicly dismantled President Donald Trump’s latest boast that his administration “obliterated” Iran’s nuclear sites during a bombing campaign, pointing out that Trump's own National Security Strategy says the strikes only “set them back.” Trump insisted an Atomic Energy Commission assessment backed him, even as the reporter pushed back.

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Reporter shreds Trump claim on Iran strike with on-the-spot fact-check

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