#TulsiGabbard tells senators #Iran regime is degraded but still intact
The director of national intelligence provided the #Senate #Intelligence Committee with mixed messages about the state of Iran’s #nuclear program before the war began.
#TrumpsWar #war #ForeverWars #Trump #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/03/18/tulsi-gabbard-iran-intelligence-hearing/
#TulsiGabbard’s #Senate testimony alongside the #Trump admin’s other top #intelligence officials follows the stunning resignation of Joe Kent, a senior political appointee overseeing the National Counterterrorism Center, who sharply cast doubt on the admin’s case for starting the #war.
Gabbard said in her opening remarks that #Iran & its proxies “continue to attack #US & allied interests in the #MiddleEast” even after setbacks leading up to, & following, the start of the war.
Strikingly, in her opening statement she departed from prepared remarks — published ahead of Wednesday’s hearing — outlining the #intelligence community’s assessment of #Iran’s #nuclear capability. As she spoke to lawmakers, #TulsiGabbard said that after the #US military bombed Iran’s nuclear sites over the summer, Tehran was “trying to recover” from the “severe damage” caused by the operation.
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#US #Intelligence Saw No Change in #Iran Missile Capabilities Before #War
On Wednesday, the director of national intelligence & #CIA director contradicted one of the justifications the #Trump admin had given for its attacks on Iran.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/18/world/middleeast/tulsi-gabbard-senate-testimony-iran-war.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
2 top #intelligence ofcls directly contradicted one of the #Trump admin’s justifications for a #war with #Iran, repeating Wednesday the intelligence community’s conclusion that Iran was years away from developing missiles capable of hitting the #US.
Testifying before the #Senate Intelligence Cmte, #TulsiGabbard, the DNI, & #JohnRatcliffe, the #CIA dir, would not say whether the intelligence community had determined that Iran would be able to launch such long-range missiles within 6 months.
@Nonilex Yes, it’s notable when even CNN provides information on intelligence that conflicts with Trump claims.
Guess we should ignore anything that comes from the White House containing the word obliterated or anything similar.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/18/politics/takeaways-intelligence-officials-worldwide-threats-war-iran
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