Hegseth says US strikes on Iran were 'historically successful' after ayatollah downplays impact
Summary
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth calls US strikes on Iranian nuclear sites at the weekend "historically successful"
Speaking at a Pentagon news conference, Hegseth cites various assessments, including from the CIA and the UN's nuclear watchdog
Hegseth also attacks the media, after a leaked intelligence report earlier this week suggested the strikes' impact may have been limited
The update comes after Iran's supreme leader said the US "failed to achieve anything significant" with the nuclear strikes
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei also claims victory over Israel - and says Iran delivered a "heavy slap" to the US by attacking a US base in Qatar
So has Iran's nuclear programme been destroyed, or merely set back? We still don't know, writes our correspondent Frank Gardner
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