Overview

• President Donald Trump rejected Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard’s March testimony that Iran is not building a nuclear weapon, insisting on Air Force One that Tehran was “very close” to acquiring one.
• White House officials are exploring the delivery of U.S.-made ordnance to help Israel destroy the deeply buried Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant, though its reinforced location poses significant challenges.
• U.S. Central Command chief Gen. Michael Kurilla and recent intelligence reports confirm Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile is at record levels despite no formal approval of a weapons program by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
• Israel has carried out airstrikes on several Iranian nuclear and missile sites and intercepted incoming Iranian missiles with U.S.-provided defense support, while U.S. troops in the region remain limited to bolstering regional defenses.
• National security advisers are discussing a possible meeting between U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi as diplomatic efforts continue under heightened military tensions.