Pentagon Chief Says No Known Intelligence Shows Iran Moved Uranium

Hegseth criticized the media for downplaying the success of U.S. strikes on Iran’s nuclear program.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attends a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on the budget request for the Department of Defense, on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 11, 2025. Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on June 26 said he’s not aware of intelligence that shows that Iran moved its uranium away to prevent it from being targeted in U.S. airstrikes over the past weekend.

“I’m not aware of any intelligence that I’ve reviewed that says things were not where they were supposed to be, moved or otherwise,” Hegseth told reporters at a press conference.