Overview

• Trump dismissed his Director of National Intelligence’s March testimony that Iran was not building a nuclear weapon by telling reporters “she’s wrong.”
• Tulsi Gabbard posted on social media that US intelligence now assesses Iran could assemble a nuclear weapon within weeks to months if it finalizes its stockpile.
• The International Atomic Energy Agency reported Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile has reached about 120 kg at 60% purity, edging closer to weapons-grade levels.
• The president has set a two-week deadline to decide whether to authorize US strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities in coordination with Israel.
• Senior advisers are split over intervention, with isolationists like Steve Bannon urging restraint and hawks including Marco Rubio advocating stronger action.