Tulsi Gabbard tells Senate panel US strikes on Iran are strategic success
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During a Senate intelligence committee hearing, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard stated that US strikes on Iran have been a strategic success, significantly degrading Iran's military capabilities. Despite this, she acknowledged Iran's potential to rebuild its military forces if the regime survives, following violent suppression of internal protests. Gabbard confirmed the intelligence community's assessment that Iran's nuclear program was "obliterated" in a previous strike and has not been rebuilt. While Iran's conventional military projection capabilities were largely destroyed, Gabbard also noted that Iran, along with Russia, China, North Korea, and Pakistan, are developing advanced missile systems. When questioned about whether Iran posed an imminent nuclear threat before the strikes, Gabbard stated that determining imminent threats is the president's responsibility, not the intelligence community's.
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