At NATO summit, attacks media and insists Iran sites were 'obliterated' despite early doubts

At a NATO summit press conference, Trump doubled down on his claim that U.S. strikes had 'obliterated' Iran’s nuclear facilities and lashed out at media reporting about early assessments that questioned the extent of the damage. The episode highlighted a pattern of maximalist victory claims and information-management pressure around national-security actions.

"Iran's nuclear enrichment facilities have been completely and totally obliterated." — Public remarks referenced in coverage of NATO summit press conference