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Ex-CIA Director John Brennan Slammed for Saying He Believes Iran More than Trump: ‘Terrorists over the USA’

John Brennan doubts Trump's claim of talks with Iran and believes Iran's denial, suggesting Trump may be exaggerating to influence markets and political standing.

  • On Truth Social, President Donald Trump announced he paused strikes on Iran after "productive" discussions, yet Iran's Foreign Ministry quickly denied any dialogue occurred.
  • Iran claims Trump's story serves as a ploy to calm jittery stock markets; his diplomatic updates consistently coincide with Wall Street openings, prompting the Dow Jones to surge on Monday.
  • During Monday's episode of The Weeknight, Former CIA Director John Brennan told Symone Sanders-Townsend he would "tend to believe Iran more" than Trump, while Sanders-Townsend expressed being "wary."
  • Brennan suggested that America and Iran might be hashing things out through proxies like the Turks and Egyptians, though he emphasized he does not believe anyone is speaking authoritatively for Iran with Trump.
  • Trump is "flailing" to escape a "debacle" of his own creation, Brennan argued, claiming the president makes false claims about negotiations and "could not acknowledge the truth.
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Former CIA director Brennan strongly questions Trump's credibility in the Iran war. He believes that the president is acting out of helplessness.

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U.S. President Trump postpones attacks on Iranian power plants and claims there have been productive talks with Tehran. Iranian side denied. Even a former U.S. intelligence chief apparently doesn't believe a word.

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