Pentagon officials defend success of U.S. strikes on Iran amid intel leak
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said leaker of initial intel assessment wanted to "make it look like this historic strike wasn't successful."
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Eleanor Watson is a CBS News multi-platform reporter and producer covering the Pentagon. Before her role on the national security team, she worked in the CBS News political unit covering the 2020 presidential election. She is originally from Wichita Falls, Texas. She went to Groton School and The George Washington University before starting at CBS News as an intern.
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