Has the US intelligence community misread Iran’s nuclear program? U.S. President Donald Trump seems to think so, as do certain longtime analysts. Ariel Ben Solomon Feb. 7, 2019
Trump slams intel chiefs over Iran assessment CIA director Gina Haspel and director of National Intelligence Dan Coats testified in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee that Iran has been in compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal and has not been constructing a nuclear weapon. Jan. 30, 2019
US intel officials contradict Trump on Iran nuclear assessment Former Pentagon official Michael Rubin said that “the intelligence community has a long history of playing word games and redefining what steps toward a nuclear bomb constitute.” Jackson Richman Jan. 29, 2019
Trump cites Iran-deal wrangles in Tillerson firing, Iran hawk Pompeo in at State In a not-so-surprising move, Trump ousts U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, citing disagreements on the Iran nuclear deal as a contributing factor. Sean Savage March 13, 2018
