CIA Director John Ratcliffe is said to have privately warned that Iran is dangerously close to acquiring nuclear weapons, an assessment that may have fueled President Donald Trump’s consideration of military action against Tehran’s key nuclear site, Fordow, NBC News reported.
The director reportedly told officials in closed-door meetings that Iran is now viewed as being very close to possessing nuclear weapons, according to a senior intelligence official, as reported by NBC News.
His warning contrasts with the official stance of the broader U.S. intelligence community, which has not changed its position since March. In public testimony earlier this year, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said Iran had stockpiled a large quantity of enriched uranium but had not made a political decision to build a nuclear weapon.
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