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Iran's Nuclear Threat: Conflicting Assessments from U.S. Intelligence

3/19/2026

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Tulsi Gabbard, the U.S. spy chief, testified at a Senate hearing that U.S. intelligence believed Iran was trying to recover from damage caused by US-Israeli strikes last June.
In prepared remarks, Gabbard stated that Iran's nuclear capabilities had been obliterated and that there had been no efforts to rebuild them.
This inconsistency underscores ongoing uncertainty about Iran's nuclear threat, as U.S. officials have issued contradictory assessments over the past year.

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Tulsi Gabbard, the U.S. spy chief, testified at a Senate hearing that U.S. intelligence believed Iran was trying to recover from damage caused by US-Israeli strikes last June.
In prepared remarks, Gabbard stated that Iran's nuclear capabilities had been obliterated and that there had been no efforts to rebuild them.
This inconsistency underscores ongoing uncertainty about Iran's nuclear threat, as U.S. officials have issued contradictory assessments over the past year.