White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt is rebuking CNN after the network ran a story based on “leaked” sources claiming that the damage the U.S. attack on Iran inflicted over the weekend only set Tehran’s nuclear ambitions behind by “a few month.”

CNN reported Tuesday that three sources indicate the attack Saturday “did not destroy the core components of the country’s nuclear program and likely only set it back a few months.”

The network claims the information was based on a bombing assessment report done by the Defense Intelligence Agency after the strikes.

WATCH:

CNN says “anonymous sources” have told them that strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities did not destroy the core components of the country’s nuclear program and “likely only set it back a few months.” pic.twitter.com/Qe25MIDcG0

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Leavitt rebutted the report on social media, pointing out the CNN story was put together “by the same ‘reporter’ who wrote the very first FAKE NEWS story claiming the Hunter Biden laptop was disinformation.”

That reporter is Natasha Bertrand.

This CNN story was written by the same “reporter” who wrote the very first FAKE NEWS story claiming the Hunter Biden laptop was disinformation.

How did that work out for you, @NatashaBertrand? pic.twitter.com/x2CVhlhB1b

— Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) June 24, 2025

Besides Leavitt, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth also discounted the report, telling Fox News the attack “obliterated” Iran’s nuclear capabilities.

“Based on everything we have seen — and I’ve seen it all — our bombing campaign obliterated Iran’s ability to create nuclear weapons,” Hegseth said. “Our massive bombs hit exactly the right spot at each target — and worked perfectly. The impact of those bombs is buried under a mountain of rubble in Iran; so anyone who says the bombs were not devastating is just trying to undermine the President and the successful mission.“

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth: Anyone who says the bombs were not devastating is just trying to undermine the president and the successful mission.#WashingtonDC | #IranIsraelConflict

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