President Trump delivered harsh criticism of the U.S. intelligence apparatus on Friday, accusing it of underestimating Iran’s nuclear capabilities. He told reporters that, in his view, Iran now possesses a “tremendous amount” of enriched uranium and could potentially produce a nuclear weapon in a matter of weeks.
His remarks appeared to contradict earlier testimony from Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, who in March told Congress that Iran was not currently developing a nuclear weapon.
When asked by a reporter in Bedminster, New Jersey, “What intelligence do you have that Iran is building a weapon? Your intelligence community said they have no evidence that they are at this point,” Trump responded firmly.
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