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US to offer new defence of strikes on Iran nuclear sites

A destroyed residential building that was hit in an Israeli strike, in Tehran, on June 25, 2025. [AFP]

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth is set to hold a news conference on Thursday to offer a fresh assessment of strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities, following a stinging row over how much American bombardment set back Tehran's nuclear programme.

After waves of Israeli attacks on nuclear and military sites and retaliatory missile fire from Iran since June 13, the United States bombed three key Iranian atomic facilities over the weekend.

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