In her congressional testimony, Gabbard also stated that the intelligence community found Iran made "no efforts" to rebuild its nuclear enrichment capabilities prior to the 2026 war. This assessment created notable political friction with the White House, whose officials maintained that Iran posed an immediate and growing threat to the region.
Joe Kent, the former Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, resigned in March 2026, stating that Iran posed "no imminent threat" to the United States. He alleged that the U.S. was pressured into the war by Israel and its American lobby
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is increasingly concerned about Israel ramping up its spying on the U.S., recently raising the counterintelligence threat level from America’s top ally in the Middle East to the highest level, according to two U.S. officials and one former U.S. official.
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