President Trump on Tuesday said Iran was "very close" to having a nuclear weapon, despite March testimony from Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard that Tehran was not building one.
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Driving the news: When pressed on Gabbard's assessment by reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump replied, "I don't care what she said. I think they were very close to having" a nuclear weapon.
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Gabbard, during her opening remarks at a House Intelligence Committee hearing in late March, said that "[t]he IC continues to assess that Iran is not building a nuclear weapon and Supreme leader Khomeini has not authorized the nuclear weapons program that he suspended in 2003."
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SkyezOpen@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 1y
Even if they don't, they're trying to make them and that's a good enough excuse for uncle Sam.
If only there was some sort of deal of a nuclear variety involving Iran...
Oh whoopsies.
Deceptichum@quokk.au · 11 pts · 1y
bamboo@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 14 pts · 1y
To be fair, it does say "an evil regime", not "all evil regimes"
usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml · 9 pts · 1y
*sigh*
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https://www.axios.com/2025/06/17/trump-gabbard-iran-nuclear-weapon-testimony
MadMadBunny@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 1y
c/TechnicallyTheTruth
Blackmist@feddit.uk · 6 pts · 1y
It does, but that's not the one you're going to war with.
Bonus@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y
SereneSadie@lemmy.myserv.one · 4 pts · 1y
The Terrorist State of Zionism in East Palestine has nukes.
Nazi America has nukes.
Russia has nukes.
India has nukes.
The ones who don't are victims.
arrow74@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 1y
Even if they dont they should develop them immediately. Every nation should at this point.
I'm not a fan of more nuclear weapons per se, but now it seems that nuclear nations will invade any nation it wants.
Imagine if Ukraine kept their nukes
elvith@feddit.org · 1 pts · 1y
Remember that?
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=agh1okHj74I
IsThisAnAI@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 1y
Since when do gas weapons not count as WMDs?