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Trump dismisses Gabbard’s earlier assessment that Iran wasn’t building nuclear weapons
‘I think they were very close to having it,’ Trump said amid growing speculation of U.S. involvement in Israel’s operations against Iran

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Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard shakes hands with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House on February 12, 2025 in Washington, DC.
Amid growing speculation that the U.S. will become directly involved in Israel’s military campaign against Iran, President Donald Trump dismissed a public assessment by his Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard earlier this year that Iran was not actively...