Overview
- Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the president was not making anything up and maintained the strikes were based on intelligence and facts.
- CBS News’ Nancy Cordes questioned the source of Trump’s changing timeline and noted that no other U.S. or Israeli leaders have publicly echoed the imminent-attack claim.
- Leavitt argued Trump launched Operation Epic Fury because he believed Iran intended to strike U.S. targets and assets, calling Tehran’s actions a path of death and destruction.
- Coverage emphasized the sharp exchange, which circulated widely on social media and drew criticism alleging the administration’s justification lacked public corroboration.
- Leavitt said the U.S. conveyed to Moscow that any intelligence-sharing with Tehran would be unacceptable and that the White House would not be happy if Vladimir Putin aided Iran.