US EditionGabbard says Iranian regime is "intact but largely degraded" at Senate hearing on threats to U.S.
DNI Tulsi Gabbard testified Iran's regime remains but is significantly weakened by U.S.-Israeli strikes, degrading military and nuclear capabilities, amid ongoing regional conflict.
- On Wednesday, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard told the Senate Intelligence Committee that Iran's regime "appears to be intact but largely degraded," while repeatedly declining to discuss whether President Donald Trump received warnings about the Strait of Hormuz closure.
- Gabbard's written testimony stated that U.S. strikes last year "obliterated" Iran's nuclear program, yet she omitted this language during her opening remarks, drawing scrutiny given Trump's repeated assertions that war was necessary to counter an imminent threat from the Islamic Republic.
- Senate Intelligence Committee member Mark Warner criticized Gabbard's presence at a January FBI search of a Georgia election hub, describing it as an "organized effort to misuse her national security powers" to interfere in domestic politics.
- White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt asserted on X that Trump was "fully briefed" on Iran closing the Strait of Hormuz, stating the Pentagon has been planning for such a closure for decades.
- The hearing also examined broader global and domestic threats, including recent attacks at an Old Dominion University classroom in Virginia and a Michigan synagogue, with testimony from FBI Director Kash Patel and CIA Director John Ratcliffe facing terrorism questions.
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US intel official says Iran’s regime still intact but refuses to discuss talks with Trump about war - The Boston Globe
The director of national intelligence stated in prepared remarks to the Senate Intelligence Committee that US attacks on Iran last year had “obliterated” Iran’s nuclear program
Threats hearing leaves unanswered questions on Iran war
WASHINGTON — U.S. intelligence leaders testified on Wednesday that Iran’s clerical leadership has been damaged but not ousted from power, and the mullahs may rebuild their degraded military capabilities over the next several years despite ongoing U.S. and Israeli strikes.
Gabbard: US intel assesses Iranian regime ‘appears to be intact’
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard testified to lawmakers Wednesday that the intelligence community believes the Iranian regime is intact, “but largely degraded due to attacks on its leadership and military capabilities.”
However, he warned that Iran and its allies still have the operational capacity to attack U.S. interests in the region.
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