President Donald Trump is accusing CNN and The New York Times of joining forces to “demean” the Operation Midnight Hammer strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities, insisting that the sites were destroyed in last weekend’s actions.

The president, in an all-capital-letters post on his Truth Social page Tuesday night, insisted that “FAKE NEWS CNN, TOGETHER WITH THE FAILING NEW YORK TIMES, HAVE TEAMED UP IN AN ATTEMPT TO DEMEAN ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL MILITARY STRIKES IN HISTORY. THE NUCLEAR SITES IN IRAN ARE COMPLETELY DESTROYED! BOTH THE TIMES AND CNN ARE GETTING SLAMMED BY THE PUBLIC!”

Multiple outlets, including The New York Times and CNN, reported sources briefed on an U.S. intelligence assessment that the strikes targeting the nuclear facilities in Fordo, Natanz, and Isfahan, largely hit aboveground targets, not facilities deep below ground.

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