Top Trump administration officials will brief senators today on the U.S. airstrikes on Iran's nuclear enrichment sites, but Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard will not be among them. CIA Director John Ratcliffe, who will be among those giving the briefing, said yesterday that Iran's sites were "severely damaged."

Hegseth minimized the importance of a preliminary intelligence assessment that concluded US strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities had damaged but not permanently destroyed them.