"Everything you heard from Donald #Trump. Everything you heard from #PeteHegseth so far is spin.

Now it’s spin with political importance, as we examine why the Trump Administration did this and whether they will attack again"

#Iran will continue its retaliation in response to #US attacks, senior Iranian official tells Reuters

The official also said:
Iran has the necessary rationality to begin #diplomacy after punishing the aggressor

If they seek negotiations #Israel & U.S. attacks must stop

#Trump #MiddleEast #war

Regarding Trump’s idiotic post, it’s NOT the media saying Iran’s sites weren’t completely destroyed, it’s Trump’s own #SecDef #PeteHegseth & the #IAEA, credible news orgs are just reporting.

#Trump’s posting on Truth Social marked a reversal from #Defense Secy #PeteHegseth’s news conference that detailed the aerial bombing.

“This mission was not & has not been about regime change,” Hegseth said.

What the admin has made clear is that it wants #Iran to stop any development of #nuclear weapons, w/ Secy of State #MarcoRubio warning on FauxNews’ “Sunday Morning Futures” that any retaliation against the #US or a rush toward building a nuclear weapon would “put the regime at risk.”

"Everything you heard from Donald #Trump. Everything you heard from #PeteHegseth so far is spin.

Now it’s spin with political importance, as we examine why the Trump Administration did this and whether they will attack again"

…Across the federal government, senior officials & policymakers aren't pretending that #Trump's claims of an imminent #nuclear threat are built on anything but vibes, whether intentionally manufactured or not.

During a press conference Sunday morning, Defense Secy #PeteHegseth was asked whether the US had new #intelligence suggesting #Iran had been attempting to build nuclear weapons.

#Iran has made it clear they are not interested in having conversations with the #UnitedStates, accusing Washington of deceiving Tehran during the last set of negotiations while planning the air attack. Moreover, that stockpile of fuel is now one of the few #nuclear bargaining chips in Iranian hands.

In a briefing for reporters on Sunday, #Defense Secy #PeteHegseth & the new chair of the #JointChiefs of Staff, Dan Caine, avoided #Trump’s maximalist claims of success.

In short, the admin is arguing that it was engaged in an act of pre-emption, seeking to terminate a threat, not the Iranian regime. But it is far from clear that the Iranians will perceive it that way. In a brief address from the White House on Saturday night, flanked by VP #JDVance, Secy of #State #MarcoRubio & #Defense Secy #PeteHegseth, #Trump threatened #Iran with more destruction if it does not bend to his demands.

In concluding his briefing, #PeteHegseth attempted to once again reiterate an unwillingness for America’s intervention in #Iran to turn into a protracted #war & labeled the overnight strikes as “intentionally limited.”

“I would just say, as the president has directed & made clear, this is most certainly not open-ended,”Hegseth said, adding that it doesn’t limit #US ability to respond & it will do so if necessary.