Damning Intel Leak Blows Up Pentagon Pete’s Chest-Thumping Claims

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s heart-pounding claims about Iranian casualties do not appear to match intelligence assessments. Iran still has thousands of ballistic missiles that could be dug up or removed from underground storage sites, officials familiar with U.S. intelligence assessments told The Wall Street Journal. The report refutes the self-proclaimed war minister’s claims that Iran’s missile program has been dismantled.