White House Blasts Media Leak of Iran Strike Assessment, Cites Pattern of False Narratives

Confirmation of Successful Iran Strikes

• 🎯 The intelligence assessment concluded that strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities were absolutely successful, resulting in total obliteration.
• 🤝 Uniquely, the United Nations, Israel, Iran, and the United States all agreed on the complete demolition of Iran's nuclear facilities.

Criticism of Leaked Intelligence

• ⚠️ The White House characterized the leaked information as tidbits of a low-confidence preliminary assessment shared with CNN, not the entirety.
• 🔍 The FBI is investigating the leak, deeming it illegal and seeking accountability for those who spread it.
• 🗣️ The leaked information is seen as an attempt to push a false narrative.

Accusations Against Reporter Natasha Bertrand

• 📰 The White House specifically called out CNN reporter Natasha Bertrand, alleging she has been used to push false narratives in the past.
• 🤥 Examples cited include the Hunter Biden laptop story being falsely labeled as Russian disinformation, the dismissal of the man-made lab leak theory for COVID-19, the 'suckers and losers' hoax, the 'fine people' hoax, and claims about John Ratcliffe's statements on Iran's influence campaign.
• 🎯 Bertrand is accused of publishing lies from the intelligence community to support a desired narrative, rather than reporting facts.

Undermining President and Military Operations

• 🚩 The current leak is framed as another instance of a reporter being used to push a fake narrative to undermine the President and the fighter pilots who conducted a successful operation.
• ✅ The American people are believed to fully recognize the operation as a complete and total success.