US EditionTrump contradicts his spy chief on Iran's nuclear program
- On June 17, 2025, President Trump publicly contradicted intelligence assessments by saying Iran was close to having a nuclear weapon despite contrary reports.
- This contradiction arose after DNI Tulsi Gabbard testified in March that Iran was not actively developing nuclear weapons and that the country’s highest authority, Khamenei, had halted its nuclear weapons program back in 2003.
- Meanwhile, Israel launched attacks on Iran two days before planned U.S.-Iran negotiations, killing 224 in Iran and prompting retaliatory strikes killing 24 in Israel.
- Trump dismissed Gabbard's intelligence findings saying, “I don’t care what she said,” aligning with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's view that Iran was near nuclear capability.
- This public rift highlights tensions between Trump’s administration and U.S. intelligence agencies amid escalating Middle East hostilities and stalled diplomatic efforts.
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Trump dismisses US intelligence that Iran wasn’t pursuing nuclear bomb before Israeli attack
From LifeSiteNews By Dave DeCamp When asked about Tulsi Gabbard’s assessment, President Trump said, ‘I don’t care what she said. I think they’re very close to having [a nuclear weapon].’ Ahead of Israel’s attacks on Iran, U.S. intelligence assessed that Iran was not pursuing nuclear weapons and that even if it chose to do so, it would take up to three years for Tehran to be able to produce and deliver a nuclear bomb against a target of its choos…
Back from the G7 summit, Donald Trump publicly disavowed his intelligence director Tulsi Gabbard, who claimed that Iran was not seeking to acquire nuclear weapons.
Tulsi Gabbard left no room for doubt when he testified before the U.S. Congress about Iran's nuclear program earlier this year.The country was not building a nuclear weapon, the director of National Intelligence told legislators, and her supreme leader had not reauthorized the inactive program even though there was enriched uranium at higher levels.But President Donald Trump dismissed the evaluation of U.S. spy agencies during a night flight bac…
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