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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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, ...