No sign enriched uranium moved before US strike on Iran, White House says

There was no indication that Iran moved enriched uranium from any of the three nuclear sites targeted by the United States in its June 21 strike, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Thursday.

“We were watching closely and there was no indication to the United States that any of that enriched uranium was moved prior to the strike,” Leavitt said during a briefing.

Asked to confirm the material remained in place at all sites, she replied, “Correct.”

Leavitt also criticized selective leaks to the media of what she described as “low-confidence, preliminary intelligence,” calling them illegal and misleading. “Only tidbits of that assessment were leaked to CNN,” she said. “We have seen this playbook run before.”

She added that the FBI was investigating the source of the leak.

On reports that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hoped to visit Washington, Leavitt confirmed his interest but said no date had been set. “The President is obviously very open to that,” she said.