Trump compares Iran airstrike to Hiroshima, downplays US intel report

He says attack 'ended the war,' sticks to claim of destroying Tehran nuclear program

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U.S. President Donald Trump talks with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte as they pose for a photo during a NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, on June 25. © Reuters

THE HAGUE (Reuters) -- U.S. President Donald Trump compared the impact of American strikes on Iranian nuclear sites to the end of World War II on Wednesday, arguing that the damage was severe even though available intelligence reports were inconclusive.

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