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US Intelligence: Iran Was Not Pursuing Nuclear Bomb Before Israel's Attack
Trump has dismissed intelligence from DNI Gabbard that said Iran wasn't working toward a bomb
by Dave DeCamp | Jun 17, 2025
Ahead of Israel's attacks on Iran, US intelligence assessed that Iran was not pursuing nuclear weapons and that even if it chose to do so, it would take up to three years for Tehran to be able to produce and deliver a nuclear bomb against a target of its choosing, CNN reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the intelligence.
The US assessment goes against the claims from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who launched the war under the pretext of preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. But President Trump appears to be taking Israel's word over his own intelligence agencies, as he told reporters that he didn’t care about his director of national intelligence's assessment on the issue.
In March, DNI Tulsi Gabbard said that "Iran is not building a nuclear weapon and Supreme Leader Khamenei has not authorized the nuclear weapons program he suspended in 2003." Her assessment was reflected in the Intelligence Community’s annual threat assessment.
When asked about this assessment, President Trump said, "I don't care what she said. I think they're very close to having [a nuclear weapon]."
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Reza Pahlavi urges the Iranian people to rise up, he urges law enforcement to stand with the people and not with the regime and he tells Iranians that the future is bright. How "bright" can it get if the US and Israel along with the UK unleash tons of munitions on Tehran potentially killing thousands of Iranians? What Iranian in his right mind would risk going out into the streets to protest in Tehran when US B52 bombers are flying above at high altitude?
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