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Trump Contradicts Intelligence Chief on Iran’s Nuclear Capability

Following his rejection of her March testimony, he set a two-week deadline to decide on U.S. support for potential Israeli strikes.

Tulsi Gabbard, Director of National Intelligence, testifies during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing in the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington DC on Tuesday March 25, 2025.
"She's wrong," Trump told reporters Friday, disputing U.S. spy chief Tulsi Gabbard's reports that Iran is not working on a nuclear weapon.
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Overview

  • Trump publicly dismissed Tulsi Gabbard’s March congressional testimony, insisting Iran is weeks or months away from a nuclear weapon.
  • Gabbard reaffirmed that U.S. intelligence assesses Iran is not building a warhead and accused the media of misrepresenting her remarks.
  • The president said he will decide within two weeks whether to back Israeli strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites.
  • General Erik Kurilla told Congress that Iran could produce enough nuclear material for 10 weapons in about three weeks if ordered to do so.
  • Diplomats in Geneva are urging Tehran to dismantle its enrichment activities even as Iran maintains its uranium program is intended for peaceful purposes.