{"id":2452160,"date":"2025-06-26T07:03:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T11:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/better-get-a-big-shovel-fuming-pete-hegseth-drops-a-bunker-buster-on-mainstream-medias-iran-attack-narrative\/"},"modified":"2025-06-26T07:05:16","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T11:05:16","slug":"better-get-a-big-shovel-fuming-pete-hegseth-drops-a-bunker-buster-on-mainstream-medias-iran-attack-narrative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/better-get-a-big-shovel-fuming-pete-hegseth-drops-a-bunker-buster-on-mainstream-medias-iran-attack-narrative\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Better Get a Big Shovel&#8217;: Fuming Pete Hegseth Drops a Bunker Buster on Mainstream Media&#8217;s Iran Attack Narrative"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbetter-get-a-big-shovel-fuming-pete-hegseth-drops-a-bunker-buster-on-mainstream-medias-iran-attack-narrative%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2452160&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth criticized CNN and The New York Times over their reports claiming that recent U.S. airstrikes on Iranian nuclear sites were only marginally effective. According to CNN, an early assessment indicated that the strikes merely delayed Iran&#8217;s nuclear capabilities by a few months and did not considerably damage their enriched uranium stockpile or centrifuges. Hegseth refuted this by asserting that the bombs had effectively destroyed key facilities despite the ongoing analysis and low confidence in the initial reports, suggesting that the evidence was buried under mountains and would require extensive effort to fully assess. He emphasized that if any credible damage had occurred, Iran&#8217;s response to the strikes indicated significant setbacks to their nuclear program. both former President Trump and CIA Director John Ratcliffe supported Hegseth&#8217;s claims, stating that the strikes had severely damaged Iran&#8217;s nuclear infrastructure. Ratcliffe referenced reliable intelligence that suggested the facilities would take years to rebuild, challenging the narratives presented by the media outlets.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth laid into CNN and The New York Times on Wednesday for their reporting that indicated the U.S. strikes against Iran&rsquo;s nuclear sites over the weekend were only marginally successful.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/06\/24\/politics\/intel-assessment-us-strikes-iran-nuclear-sites\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">  CNN<\/a> reported that the air strikes on three nuclear facilities &ldquo;likely only set it back by months, according to an early U.S. intelligence assessment that was described by seven people briefed on it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The assessment, which has not been previously reported, was produced by the Defense Intelligence Agency, the Pentagon&rsquo;s intelligence arm. It is based on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/with-the-u-s-navy-retiring-24-ships-are-plans-for-a-mega-fleet-dead\/\" title=\"With The U.S. Navy Retiring 24 Ships, Are Plans for a Mega-Fleet Dead?\">battle damage assessment<\/a> conducted by U.S. Central Command in the aftermath of the U.S. strikes, one of the sources said,&rdquo; according to CNN.<\/p>\n<p>Further, the outlet said based on its unnamed sources that Iran&rsquo;s stockpile of enriched uranium was not destroyed and its centrifuges are largely intact.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/cnn-reporter-trashes-operation-midnight-hammer-story-just-fell-apart\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a> hedged by saying that the analysis is ongoing and &ldquo;could change as more intelligence becomes available.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The Times also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/06\/24\/us\/politics\/iran-nuclear-sites.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>, based on unnamed sources regarding the intelligence assessment, that the B-2 bomber attacks only set Iran&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/evidence-of-undeclared-nuclear-activities-discovered-at-locations-in-iran-that-raise-new-concerns-report\/\" title=\"\u2018Evidence Of Undeclared Nuclear Activities\u2019 Discovered At Locations In Iran That Raise New Concerns: Report\">nuclear weapons program<\/a> back &ldquo;a few months.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The strikes sealed off the entrances to two of the facilities but did not collapse their underground buildings, the officials said the early findings concluded,&rdquo; according to the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>Hegseth addressed the reporting during a news conference following a NATO meeting at The Hague in the Netherlands on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s a reason the president calls out fake news for what it is,&rdquo; Hegseth said after President Donald Trump stepped aside to let him take the question.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The instinct of CNN, the instinct of The New York Times, is to try to find a way to spin it for their own political reasons to try to hurt President Trump or our country,&rdquo; he continued.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">OMG<\/p>\n<p>Sec. of Def Pete Hegseth just OBLITERATED the fake news on the Iran bomb report<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Why is there &lsquo;low confidence&rsquo;? Because all of the evidence of what was just bombed by twelve 30lb bombs, is BURIED UNDER A MOUNTAIN!..So if you want to make an &lsquo;assessment of what happened at&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nGansdHxsg\">pic.twitter.com\/nGansdHxsg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libsoftiktok\/status\/1937889368305508397?\">June 25, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They don&rsquo;t care what the troops think. They don&rsquo;t care what the world thinks. They want to spin it to try to make him look bad, based on a leak,&rdquo; Hegseth said.<\/p>\n<p>The official went on to argue that leakers have agendas. &ldquo;Do they  the whole information or just the part that they want to introduce?&rdquo; he asked.<\/p>\n<p>Hegseth noted that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-and-iran-debunked-claims-nuclear-sites-werent-destroyed-leavitt\/\" title=\"... and Iran debunked claims nuclear sites weren&#039;t destroyed: Leavitt\">preliminary intelligence assessment<\/a> was of low confidence.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Why is there low confidence? Because all of the evidence of what was just bombed by twelve 30,000-pound bombs is buried under a mountain, devastated and obliterated,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So if you want to make an assessment of what happened at Fordow, you better get a big shovel and go really deep, because Iran&rsquo;s nuclear program is obliterated,&rdquo; Hegseth asserted.<\/p>\n<p>He concluded, &ldquo;You know who else knows? Iran, and that&rsquo;s why they came to the table right away. Because their nuclear capabilities have been set back beyond what they thought was possible because of the courage of a commander-in-chief who led our troops despite what the fake news wants to say.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-sets-cnns-kaitlan-collins-straight-israeli-agents-ground-confirmed-fordows-total-obliteration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a> reporters that Israel had agents on the ground who determined there was &ldquo;total obliteration.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680; Breaking: Trump reveals that Israeli agents entered Fordow after the US strike &#128071;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Israel&rsquo;s guys went in there [Fordow] after the hit, and they said it was total obliteration&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1UAahF1sfM\">pic.twitter.com\/1UAahF1sfM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dr. Eli David (@DrEliDavid) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrEliDavid\/status\/1937803138066522587?\">June 25, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Trump also read Israel&rsquo;s Atomic Energy Commission&rsquo;s battle damage assessment to reporters, saying, &ldquo;The devastating U.S. strike on Fordow destroyed the site&rsquo;s critical infrastructure and rendered the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-sets-cnns-kaitlan-collins-straight-israeli-agents-on-ground-confirmed-fordows-total-obliteration\/\" title=\"Trump ...s ...&#039;s Kaitlan Collins Straight: ...i Agents on Ground Confirmed Fordow&#039;s &#039;Total Obliteration&#039;\">enrichment facility totally inoperable<\/a>. We assess that the American strikes on Iran&rsquo;s nuclear facilities has set back Iran&rsquo;s ability to develop nuclear weapons for many years to come.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">President Trump reads Israel assessment on U.S. strikes: &ldquo;The devastating U.S. strike on Fordow destroyed the site&rsquo;s critical infrastructure and rendered the enrichment facility totally inoperable.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jgLkRoDUGU\">pic.twitter.com\/jgLkRoDUGU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CSPAN (@cspan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cspan\/status\/1937885146193051910?\">June 25, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>He further noted that Iran confirmed its sites took major hits. The nation&rsquo;s foreign ministry spokesman, Esmail Baghaei, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/israel-backs-trump-iran-nuclear-site-damage-2090538\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> on Wednesday, &ldquo;Our nuclear installations have been badly damaged, that&rsquo;s for sure.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, CIA Director John Ratcliffe countered the CNN and Times stories with a Wednesday afternoon statement, saying that based on a body of credible evidence, Iran&rsquo;s nuclear weapons program was &ldquo;severely damaged&rdquo; by the U.S. air strikes.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">My statement confirming CIA intelligence which <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >contradicts illegally sourced public reporting<\/a> regarding the destruction of key Iranian nuclear facilities. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ln3b4hfELc\">pic.twitter.com\/Ln3b4hfELc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CIA Director John Ratcliffe (@CIADirector) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CIADirector\/status\/1937964888967823652?\">June 25, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Ratcliffe said the evidence &ldquo;includes new intelligence from an historically reliable and accurate source\/method that several key Iranian facilities were destroyed and would have to be rebuilt over the course of years.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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