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To: Les H who wrote (46425)	6/21/2025 11:02:40 AM
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Gabbard Falls in Line, Claims Iran Close to Nukes America’s top intel chief appeared to walk back her stance on Iran’s nuclear program after being criticized by President Donald Trump by Kyle Anzalone \| Jun 20, 2025 Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard accused the media of misrepresenting her statement in March that Iran was not building a nuclear weapon. The shift followed attacks on America’s top intelligence official by President Donald Trump. On Friday, Gabbard posted a clip of her March Senate testimony to X, claiming, “The dishonest media is intentionally taking my testimony out of context and spreading fake news as a way to manufacture division.” In the clip, Gabbard says that “the Intelligence Community continues to assess Iran is not building a nuclear weapon and the Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei has not authorized a nuclear weapons program.” Gabbard’s remarks to the Senate have been presented by opponents of US military intervention in Iran to argue that the country’s nuclear program does not present a threat, as Tehran is not seeking nuclear weapons. In recent days, it has become clear that President Trump and other top US officials do not agree with that assessment and believe Iran could develop a bomb within a few weeks. The assessment that Iran could have nuclear weapons in as little as 15 days appears to have originated with Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency. news.antiwar.com Actually, both Netanyahu and Trump agree with the assessment that Iran is not building a bomb. Could build a bomb is not the same. It took six or seven years for North Korea to conduct a first nuclear test after Bush suspended construction of the light water reactor that was part of the agreement to halt the nuclear weapons program.