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Iran's uranium stocks said to be intact, UK media citing European intelligence probe says

The initial European intelligence assessment is unlikely to go down well with US President Donald Trump who is currently engaged with a fight with his own spy agencies about the impact of the US strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites.

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‘Trying to undermine the president’: Pete Hegseth just tried to cover for his master’s blunder and the desperation was written all over his face

Hegseth hits back hard.

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US military officials say Iran’s facilities are ‘destroyed’ after strike

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has attacked media for questioning the efficacy of US bombing following leaked report.

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Pentagon Chief Backs Trump On Success Of Iran Strikes

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth insisted Thursday that American strikes on Iranian nuclear sites were a success, backing President Donald Trump and berating the media for covering an intelligence report that questioned the results of the operation.

International Business Times

Trump vs US intelligence: Iran is only the latest chapter

Trump has a long history of distrusting the US intelligence community, including over Iran, Russia and North Korea.

Al Jazeera

First Thing: Trump officials cite ‘new intelligence’ to back president’s claims of successful Iran strikes

Tulsi Gabbard and the CIA director have said that Iran’s nuclear sites were ‘destroyed’, citing new evidence that appears to contradict a leaked report. Plus, nearly a third of Tuvaluans attempt to get Australian climate visa

The Guardian - UK

Trump’s latest rejection of intelligence isn’t the first time he hasn’t trusted spy agencies

The president’s friction with the intelligence community echoes the tumultuous relationship that defined much of his first term

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Trump admin officials release ‘new intelligence’ claiming Iran’s nuclear program set back ‘years’

CIA Director John Ratcliffe says the bombed Iranian nuclear facilities ‘would have to be rebuilt over the course of years’

The Independent UK

Trump officials cite ‘new intelligence’ to back president’s claims of success in strikes on Iran

Tulsi Gabbard and the CIA director say Iran’s nuclear sites were ‘destroyed’, amid reports of White House efforts to limit sharing of classified information with Congress

The Guardian - AU

China's Espionage Across the World Remains Historically High, With U.S. Being Top Target: Experts Warn

Latest assessments from America's intelligence agencies confirm China continues to be the most active and persistent cyber threat to the U.S., CBS News reports.

Latin Times

Trump plans to cut 1,200 jobs from CIA, other US spy agencies: Report

Cuts will reportedly take place over several years and be accomplished through reduced hiring as opposed to layoffs.

Al Jazeera

Trump administration to cut thousands of jobs from CIA and other spy agencies – report

CIA to lose 1,200 while NSA among other agencies reported to face downsizing amid president’s drive to shrink federal workforce

The Guardian - AU

CIA releases Mandarin-language videos to encourage Chinese officials to spill secrets

The CIA has released two Mandarin-language videos online designed to encourage disgruntled Chinese officials to share government secrets with America's spies

The Independent UK

US-Russia prisoner swap frees Ksenia Karelina, Arthur Petrov

Moscow releases US-Russian former ballerina for German-Russian businessman freed by Washington.

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International Business Times

US-Russian Ballet Dancer Ksenia Karelina Freed By Moscow: Rubio

US-Russian ballet dancer Ksenia Karelina, who had been detained in Russia for 12 years on treason charges, has been released and is flying to the United States, according to the top US diplomat, with her lawyer saying she was part of a prisoner exchange agreed between Moscow and Washington.

The Guardian - UK

Moscow frees US-Russian ballet dancer jailed over charity donation, US says

Secretary of state Marco Rubio says Ksenia Karelina is returning to US after reports of prisoner swap

The Guardian - US

I worked in Trump’s first administration. Here’s why his team is using Signal

Using the platform was dangerous and wrong – but officials appeared to prioritize shielding themselves from litigation

International Business Times

Waltz's Team Created 20 Signal Chats To Discuss National Security And Foreign Policy: Report

House Homeland Security Committee ranking member Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) said that Gmail is "far less secure than Signal. Not only is it a security risk — it's another flagrant skirting of recordkeeping laws. Again, it's amateur hour in the Trump White House."

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Reason

Signal Chat Controversy Is an Endorsement of Encryption Software

The Guardian - US

The Signal fiasco is a political gift to Democrats but their power is limited

The ball now appears to be in the Republicans’ court, where there have been some signs of diverging from Trump

The Guardian - US

Judge orders participants in Signal chat group blunder to preserve all messages

Restraining order was issued to ensure that records of Yemen attack group conversation are retained

The Independent UK

Previous administrations were wary of the messaging app Signal. Trumpworld has embraced it

Amid the furor over the use of a commercial messaging app to discuss a military strike, the Trump administration has insisted that using Signal is routine and authorized. But former and current officials disagree. Andrew Feinberg reports

The Independent UK

What is 'classified' information? What are 'secure' communications? Here's a primer

The Trump administration's use of a popular app to discuss sensitive military plans — with a journalist on the text chain — is raising questions about security and the importance of safeguarding the nation's secrets

The Conversation

Signal-gate security blunder overshadows Black Sea ceasefire

Depending on what you think of Donald Trump, his administration could fit either of the following two descriptions. Chaotic, vindictive and accident-prone, marked by mendacity, driven by impulse and bent on securing the will of the leader, rather than – as in the US constitution – the will of the…

The Independent UK

The most important intelligence sharing network in the west is being ruined by America - here’s how

ANALYSIS: The vital Five Eyes intelligence sharing system is being undermined by US incompetence, as revealed by the Signal messaging scandal in Washington, World affairs editor Sam Kiley writes

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