Trump officials cite ‘new intelligence’ to back president’s claims of success in strikes on Iran

Tulsi Gabbard and the CIA director say Iran's nuclear sites were destroyed', amid reports of White House efforts to limit sharing of classified information with Congress

Donald Trump's administration ratcheted up its defence of the US's weekend attacks on Iran, citing new intelligence" to support its initial claim of complete success and criticising a leaked intelligence assessment that suggested Tehran's nuclear programme had been set back by only a few months.

The growing row came amid reports that the White House will to try to limit the sharing of classified documents with Congress, according to the Washington Post and the Associated Press.