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Did Iran Present An Immediate Danger?

Hearing happening today in DC.

Director of CIA: Yes, because Iran was working on ballistic missiles. OK, but this was not an immediate danger.

Tulsi Gabbard: No. Iran did not resume work on its nuclear program after we hit them a few months ago, and is not capable of hitting the US.

I expect Trump to berate Gabbard.

As in aside, if Trump thought Iran presents a clear and immediate threat, why did he have Gabbard, his Director of Intelligence devote herself to supervising the raid on the Georgia elections offices, looking for evidence that he won the 2020 elections. Shouldn't the former be her full time job?
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VeronicaJane
Well, apparently did not listen to his military or intelligence network. I saw a news report that he said he based "Immediate Danger" on his son-in-law's feeling. Which we all know he has a wealth of diplomatic experience.

Instead, there have been several military and other leaders who have expressed that it is donald who is the "clear and present danger".

And of course, thru donald's sterling diplomacy, our allies are rushing to his aid.... 🙄 BTW - on 9/11, they did immediately came to our aid.
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Northwest · M
@VeronicaJane
Which we all know he has a wealth of diplomatic experience.

This is a false perception. He has zero diplomatic experience. The only he knows is use his father-in-law's name to bully countries and individuals into forced real estate deals and scams.
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whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M
@Northwest Maybe you didnt notice Veronica waving her Irony flag when she said that...😷
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VeronicaJane
I suppose my sarcasm flag was showing sufficiently, @Northwest ... ;-).
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ElwoodBlues · M
The US Intelligence community says Iran did not endanger the US.

tRump 2026-03-10
“The situation was very quickly approaching the point of no return, and the United States found it intolerable, in my opinion, based on what Steve and Jared and Pete and others were telling me, Marco also involved, I thought they were going to attack us.”

Widely published news 2026-03-18
U.S. Intelligence Saw No Change in Iran’s Missile Capabilities Before War

On Wednesday, the director of national intelligence and C.I.A. director contradicted one of the justifications the Trump administration had given for its attacks on Iran.

Two top intelligence officials directly contradicted one of the Trump administration’s justifications for going to war with Iran, repeating on Wednesday the intelligence community’s conclusion that Iran was years away from developing missiles capable of hitting the United States.

Testifying before the Senate Intelligence Committee, Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, and John Ratcliffe, the CIA director, ...
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Burnley123 · 41-45, M
People have said that Iran has been two weeks away from nuclear weapons for the last twenty years. No evidence has been presented.
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LordShadowfire · 46-50, M
@Burnley123 Thirty, more like.
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Burnley123 · 41-45, M
@Northwest I mean Netanyahu, yes. Also John Bolton and the the US hawks.
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samueltyler2 · 80-89, M
She altered her written testimony today.
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MarineBob · 61-69, M
Iran wasn't a threat when they took our embassy or when they killed my fellow beirut Marines
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LordShadowfire · 46-50, M
@MarineBob Not to belabor the point, but y'all were in Beirut. The question isn't whether Iran is a threat to Lebanon, Iraq, or any other Middle Eastern country. The question is whether they are a realistic threat to the US.

That being said, I'm sorry you had to go through that. That's scary as hell.
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Northwest · M
@MarineBob
Iran wasn't a threat when they took our embassy or when they killed my fellow beirut Marines

Hey Bob, ere you in Beirut?
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whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M
No. But dont let the truth get in the way of a political agenda. 😷
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independentone · M
Iran presented an escape hatch from the Epstein files for Trump
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LordShadowfire · 46-50, M
I cannot wait for these people to finally tear each other apart. They are a house divided against itself.
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Vin53 · M
Did Iran Present An Immediate Danger?

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SW-User
An immediate threat to Israel and their plans to invade Lebanon.
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