WaPo Publishes Leaked US-Intercepted Communication Between Iranian Officials Downplaying Strikes on Nuclear Sites – White House Responds
Another day, another leak.
The Washington Post, published a US-intercepted communication between Iranian officials downplaying strikes on nuclear sites.
This is the second intel leak related to the US’s strikes on Iranian nuclear sites.
“The United States obtained intercepted communication between senior Iranian officials discussing this month’s military strikes on Iran’s nuclear program and remarking that the attack was less devastating than they had expected, per four sources,” the Washington Post reported.
SCOOP: The United States obtained intercepted communication between senior Iranian officials discussing this month’s military strikes on Iran’s nuclear program and remarking that the attack was less devastating than they had expected, per four soures
— John Hudson (@John_Hudson) June 29, 2025
WaPo: “The communication, intended to be private, included Iranian government officials speculating as to why the strikes directed by Trump were not as destructive and extensive as they anticipated, per sources.”
The communication, intended to be private, included Iranian government officials speculating as to why the strikes directed by Trump were not as destructive and extensive as they anticipated, per sources
— John Hudson (@John_Hudson) June 29, 2025
The White House responded to the latest leak.
“It’s shameful that the Washington Post is helping people commit felonies by publishing out of context leaks. The notion that unnamed Iranian officials know what happened under hundreds of feet of rubble is nonsense. Their nuclear weapons program is over,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said.
The Trump administration did not dispute the existence of the intercepted communications, which have not been previously reported, but strenuously disagreed with the Iranians’ conclusions and cast doubt on their ability to assess the damage at the three nuclear facilities… pic.twitter.com/MKyRcHa5oS
— John Hudson (@John_Hudson) June 29, 2025
The Washington Post reported:
The United States obtained intercepted communication between senior Iranian officials discussing this month’s U.S. military strikes on Iran’s nuclear program and remarking that the attack was less devastating than they had expected, said four people familiar with the classified intelligence circulating within the U.S. government.
The communication, intended to be private, included Iranian government officials speculating as to why the strikes directed by President Donald Trump were not as destructive and extensive as they had anticipated, these people said. Like some others, they spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive intelligence.
The intercepted signals intelligence is the latest preliminary information offering a more complicated picture than the one conveyed by the president, who has said the operation “completely and totally obliterated” Iran’s nuclear program.
The Trump administration did not dispute the existence of the intercepted communication, which has not been previously reported, but strenuously disagreed with the Iranians’ conclusions and cast doubt on their ability to assess the damage at the three nuclear facilities targeted in the U.S. operation.
The FBI is investigating the leaker of the ‘top secret’ intel assessment report on the US’s strikes on Iranian nuclear sites.
A ‘Top Secret’ Intelligence assessment about the US’s strikes on Iranian nuclear sites was leaked to CNN, and CNN disclosed it on live TV last Tuesday.
President Trump on Saturday evening announced that the US had dropped bombs on three nuclear sites in Iran.
“We have completed our very successful attack on the three Nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan. All planes are now outside of Iran air space. A full payload of BOMBS was dropped on the primary site, Fordow. All planes are safely on their way home. Congratulations to our great American Warriors. There is not another military in the World that could have done this. NOW IS THE TIME FOR PEACE! Thank you for your attention to this matter,” Trump said on Truth Social on Saturday.
President Trump said bunker-busting bombs totally obliterated the Fordow nuclear plant.
Satellite images of the Fordow plant showed the ‘before and after’ following Operation Midnight Hammer.
New Images via @Maxar
High-resolution satellite imagery collected this morning June 22nd after Operation Midnight Hammer reveals aftermath of airstrikes on the Fordow fuel enrichment facility.
Note: The sequences begins "Before Overview" then "After Overview" including… pic.twitter.com/mjk3kTsG3E
— Catherine Herridge (@C__Herridge) June 22, 2025
Last Tuesday, a ‘top secret’ intel assessment of the Fordow plant was leaked to CNN, AP, and the New York Times.
CNN reported that, according to a leak, an early assessment from the Pentagon’s intelligence arm revealed Iran’s nuclear sites are ‘largely intact’ and the US strikes only set them back a few months.
A leak to the AP also claimed that Iran’s nuclear program was not ‘completely and fully obliterated.’
CNN read contents from the ‘top secret’ assessment live on air on Tuesday.
WATCH:
BREAKING: CNN discloses "top secret" information on live TV, claiming the strikes on Iran left their nuclear sites "largely intact."
The claim has since been refuted by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
"Based on everything we have seen, and I've seen it all, our bombing campaign… pic.twitter.com/rqTcDzT8Eh
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) June 24, 2025
CNN eventually backtracked after spreading fake news.
WATCH:
TRUTH AIRED ON CNN, FINALLY — After spreading fake news: "It worked! It seems to have worked flawlessly!"
Total Trump vindication.
"I think from what I've seen, the 20,000 centrifuges…they are all completely destroyed. I am VERY CONFIDENT those centrifuges are GONE!"
In… pic.twitter.com/1ZIPhzzsMR
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) June 26, 2025
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