President Donald J. Trump is calling for the prosecution of those responsible for leaking classified intelligence surrounding recent U.S. strikes on Iran, while suggesting that the government may compel journalists to reveal their sources.

In a powerful interview aired Sunday on Fox News’ Sunday Morning Futures, President Trump told host Maria Bartiromo that his administration is likely to pursue an aggressive investigation into the breach. “You have to do that,” the president said of subpoenaing reporters. “I suspect we’ll be doing things like that.”

This follows an uproar within the Trump administration over leaked excerpts of a Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) report that painted a misleading picture of the aftermath of American airstrikes on Iranian nuclear sites. Media outlets cited the classified assessment, which suggested the strikes only delayed Iran’s nuclear ambitions by “months,” without noting that those conclusions were classified as “low confidence” within the intelligence community — a key omission that skewed public perception.

President Trump, along with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, have consistently maintained that the coordinated strikes on Iranian facilities were highly effective.

“They have guys who go in after the strike, and they said it was total obliteration,” Trump told NATO allies and reporters during a meeting in The Hague last week.

Echoing those remarks, CIA Director John Ratcliffe confirmed Wednesday that the strikes dealt serious blows to Iran’s nuclear infrastructure: “Several key nuclear facilities were destroyed,” he stated, adding that Iran would need years to recover.

Israel’s own assessment backs that up. According to Axios, Israeli officials said the strike caused “very significant damage,” and emphasized that proper battle damage assessments require time — directly contradicting the rushed leak narrative peddled by the corporate press.

Trump has repeatedly blasted the coverage as “fake news” and indicated that the leak may have come from partisan operatives within the Democratic Party. On Truth Social, he wrote that the leakers could be uncovered easily: “They could find out if they wanted.”

In the same interview, Trump compared the impact of the U.S. strikes on Fordow and Natanz — key Iranian nuclear sites — to the shockwave effect of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, saying the attack had “obliterated” Iran’s nuclear capacity in a way “nobody’s ever seen before.”

Meanwhile, concerns are mounting over reports from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that 400kg of 60% enriched uranium has gone missing in Iran. Forbes reported that the IAEA could not account for the stockpile in recent inspections.

Vice President J.D. Vance acknowledged this week that the U.S. is uncertain of the uranium’s current location and confirmed that the issue will be a top agenda item in the Trump administration’s upcoming talks with Iranian officials.

President Trump confirmed that a U.S.-Iran meeting may take place next week to discuss the regime’s nuclear program. But in classic Trump fashion, he played hardball: “We may sign an agreement, or we may not. I don’t care if I have an agreement or not.”

He also walked back earlier optimism about a lasting ceasefire between Iran and Israel. “They’re both tired… but could it start again? Maybe. Maybe soon,” he admitted, speaking to FirstPost.

Despite media distortions, the facts are clear: Trump’s Iran strike dealt a blow the regime wasn’t prepared for — and he’s not backing down on protecting American secrets, or American strength.