US EditionTulsi Gabbard declines to say whether Iran posed an ‘imminent’ nuclear threat
Tulsi Gabbard testified that Iran's nuclear enrichment program was destroyed in 2025 and no efforts to rebuild were detected before the U.S.-Israeli strikes, challenging war justifications.
- On Wednesday, National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee, repeatedly deferring to President Donald Trump when pressed on whether Iran posed an "imminent" nuclear threat.
- The hearing followed National Counterterrorism Center official Joe Kent's resignation after he publicly disputed the administration's "imminent threat" claim, as lawmakers questioned the war's rationale.
- Senator Warner accused Gabbard of choosing "to omit the parts that contradict the president" after she skipped prepared remarks stating Iran's nuclear program was "obliterated."
- Gabbard testified Iran "appears to be intact but largely degraded" by Operation Epic Fury, though she warned that Iranian proxies "remain capable of and continue to attack U.S. and allied interests in the Middle East."
- Ahead of her testimony before the House Intelligence Committee on Thursday, analysts note Gabbard's isolated position within the administration as CIA Director John Ratcliffe takes a more prominent role in briefing the President.
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Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard describes Iran's regime as weakened. In the Senate, it is under pressure because it deviated from written statements. An analysis.
US intelligence chiefs face fresh scrutiny over Iran war
Top officials from US President Donald Trump's administration returned to Capitol Hill on Thursday for a second day of testimony on worldwide threats, with intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard facing renewed questions over the rationale for the Iran war.
A war based on a lie
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard testifies during a Senate Intelligence Committee on March 18, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)The Trump administration’s Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday. Prior to her testimony, she submitted a written copy of her opening statement. It included the following passage about Iran:As a result o…
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Tulsi Gabbard says Iran's government still intact but refuses to discuss talks with Trump about war
The U.S. government’s top intelligence official has told lawmakers that Iran’s government “appears to be intact but largely degraded.” However, Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, repeatedly dodged questions about whether President Donald Trump had been warned about the…
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