US EditionTrump contradicts his spy chief on Iran's nuclear program
UNITED STATES, JUN 18 – President Trump disputes intelligence that Iran suspended its nuclear weapons program in 2003 and claims Iran is close to obtaining a nuclear bomb amid rising Middle East tensions.
- President Donald Trump publicly contradicted his intelligence director, Tulsi Gabbard, over Iran's nuclear program on June 17, 2025.
- The dispute emerged after Gabbard testified in March that Iran was not pursuing the development of a nuclear weapon and that Supreme Leader Khamenei had halted the nuclear weapons program in 2003.
- Although intelligence reports aligned with Gabbard's perspective, Trump rejected her assertions, declaring on Air Force One that he believed Iran was nearing the capability to develop a nuclear weapon.
- Trump said, "I don't care what she said," while Gabbard insisted they shared the same annual threat assessment message earlier this year.
- This dispute highlights ongoing tensions between Trump's administration and US intelligence on Iran's capabilities amidst heightened regional conflict and Israeli strikes.
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President Donald Trump addresses the nation, alongside Vice President JD Vance (L), Secretary of State Marco Rubio (2nd R), and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (R) on June 21, 2025, following the announcement that the US bombed nuclear sites in Iran. (Photo by CARLOS BARRIA/AFP via Getty Images)On March 20, 2003, President George W. Bush began the bombing campaign in Iraq, justifying the attack with manipulated and bogus intelligence. Twenty-t…
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der Standard DE"Shortly before the finish line," Donald Trump saw the Iranian nuclear program – which is why he wanted to stop it. His intelligence coordinator saw this differently, Trump contradicted her several times
In the midst of the Iran crisis, President Donald Trump has come on a collision course with testimony from his spy chief Tulsi Gabbard.
Donald Trump contradicts his intelligence services: when a reporter confronts him with statements by his intelligence chief, he explains that their statements are "wrong".
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