Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said leaker of initial intel assessment wanted to "make it look like this historic strike wasn't successful."

After Hegseth used the press conference to lash out at the media that covered the leaked report from the Defense Intelligence Agency—which is part of the Defense Department, which Hegseth leads—Caine provided information about the crew and weapons involved in the Iran operation, dubbed “Midnight Hammer.”

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday said he was unaware of any intelligence suggesting Iran had moved any of its highly enriched uranium to shield it from U.S. strikes on Iran's nuclear program over the weekend.