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Trump contradicts his spy chief on Iran's nuclear program

  • President Donald Trump openly challenged Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard’s earlier testimony to Congress, in which she stated that Iran was not actively pursuing the development of a nuclear weapon.
  • This week, Trump made his comments during the return flight to Washington after cutting short his trip to the G7 summit, in response to rising tensions between Israel and Iran.
  • Gabbard stated in her testimony that U.S. intelligence agencies maintain the view that Iran’s Supreme Leader suspended the nuclear weapons program in 2003 and has not given it approval to resume since then.
  • Trump said, “I don’t care what she said,” and claimed Iran is “very close to having one,” aligning himself with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's warnings.
  • This public dispute highlights deep divisions between Trump and intelligence officials on Iran’s nuclear threat and suggests ongoing tension in U.S. national security messaging.
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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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In March, Tulsi Gabbard denied in Congress that Iran was producing nuclear weapons, and the president ignored them.

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