His comments followed reports by Reuters and other media outlets on Tuesday revealing that the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency had assessed that the strikes had set back Iran's nuclear program by just a few months, despite Trump and administration officials saying it had been obliterated. "When you actually look at the report - by the way, it was a top secret report - it was preliminary, it was low-confidence," Hegseth said in the appearance alongside Rutte. He said the U.S. plans to meet with the Iranians next week to discuss next steps regarding their nuclear program, but he said he did not think Iran would want to get back into "the nuclear business" after the strikes.
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