Overview
- At a White House briefing, CBS’s Nancy Cordes pressed where Trump’s claim of an Iranian strike within seven days, later three, originated.
- Press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the president relied on classified assessments and negotiators’ input, insisting he was not inventing a pretext for war.
- Leavitt described the decision as a feeling based on facts from top negotiators who engaged Tehran, while asserting Iran intended to attack U.S. targets.
- No public evidence has been provided to corroborate the imminent-threat timeline, drawing sharp skepticism from reporters and widespread online criticism.
- Addressing reports that Moscow may be sharing intelligence with Tehran, the White House warned Russia it would reject such assistance, as the Kremlin issued denials.