Trump Dismisses Gabbard’s Iran Nuclear Assessment, Says 'I Don’t Care What She Said'

United States Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, while testifying to Congress about Iran's nuclear program in March, mentioned that Iran was not building a nuclear weapon.

“The intelligence community continues to assess that Iran is not building a nuclear weapon and Supreme Leader Khamenei has not authorized the nuclear weapons program he suspended in 2003,” she had stated.

However, U.S President Donald Trump, while flying back to Washington after he cut short his stay at the G7 summit, dismissed Gabbard’s assessment.

“I don’t care what she said,” AP quoted him saying.

Trump added that Iran was “very close” to having a nuclear bomb. Trump returned early from the G7 summit due to the escalation in Israel-Iran tensions.

Trump on Tuesday had convened a meeting in the Situation Room where he met with national security officials, including Gabbard.

The Director of National Intelligence said that the media misconstructed her March statement, adding that "President Trump was saying the same thing that I said."

She also said that Iran’s "enriched uranium stockpile is at its highest levels and is unprecedented for a state without nuclear weapons."

The Israel-Iran conflict has entered its sixth day with both sites launching fresh attacks at regular intervals. 

The hostilities began when Israel attacked Iran by targeting its military leaders and nuclear infrastructure accusing it of developing nuclear weapons. 

Trump on Tuesday also stated that the U.S. is aware of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s hiding place but does not want him killed 'for now',  demanding an "unconditional surrender" from Tehran. 

In response, Khamenei said in a series of posts on X saying, "The battle begins."

"We must give a strong response to the terrorist Zionist regime. We will show the Zionists no mercy." 

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