Overview

• President Trump publicly contradicted Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard by declaring her assessment that Iran was not building a nuclear weapon to be wrong.
• Gabbard asserted her testimony was taken out of context and warned that Iran could assemble a nuclear device within weeks or months if it chooses to complete its weapons program.
• U.S. intelligence agencies continue to assess that Iran is not currently constructing a warhead but possesses sufficient enriched uranium to build one rapidly.
• Trump has approved a theoretical strike plan aimed at Iran’s Fordo uranium enrichment site, a facility buried under a mountain that may require bunker-buster munitions.
• The White House said Trump will decide within two weeks whether to commit U.S. forces to the Israel-Iran conflict amid uncertain prospects for negotiations with Tehran.