Pakistan, June 27 -- WASHINGTON - US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth strongly defended the American strikes on Iranian nuclear sites, backing President Donald Trump's claims that the operation was a major success. He criticized media reports that questioned the impact of the strikes.
Last weekend, US B-2 bombers dropped massive bunker-buster bombs on two Iranian nuclear facilities, while a guided missile submarine launched Tomahawk missiles at a third site. Trump called the strikes "spectacular" and said they "obliterated" Iran's nuclear capabilities.
Trump also insisted that Iran did not move any nuclear materials before the strikes, including enriched uranium. He said it would have been too difficult and dangerous for Iran to remove such...