Overview

• President Donald Trump said on June 20 that Iran has acquired enough nuclear material to build a weapon within weeks or months.
• He dismissed his intelligence community’s assessment led by DNI Tulsi Gabbard, declaring her March testimony that Iran is not close to a bomb is wrong.
• Tulsi Gabbard testified in March that although Iran’s uranium enrichment is extensive, there is no evidence it is developing a nuclear weapon.
• The International Atomic Energy Agency reports Iran has amassed 274.8 kilograms of uranium enriched to 60 percent, surpassing levels commonly needed for civilian use.
• The U.S. has signaled a tougher stance by deploying B-2 stealth bombers to Diego Garcia as a deterrent to Tehran.