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U.S. Intelligence Officials Say Iran Has Not Rebuilt Nuclear Enrichment Capacity After June Strikes

First covered Wednesday, March 18, 2026U.S. PoliticsWell-covered

The Facts

  • Tulsi Gabbard told senators that Iran had not rebuilt its nuclear enrichment capacity after U.S.-Israeli strikes in June 2025.
  • Gabbard said Iran’s regime appears to be intact but largely degraded after the strikes.
  • The Senate Intelligence Committee hearing was part of an annual worldwide-threats briefing and included testimony from Gabbard and CIA Director John Ratcliffe.
  • Gabbard declined to say whether the intelligence community had determined Iran posed an imminent threat to the United States before the strikes.
  • The hearing followed the resignation of Joe Kent, the Trump administration’s top counterterrorism official, who stepped down over objections to the Iran war.
  • Gabbard said Iran and its regional proxies still continue to attack U.S. and allied interests in the Middle East.

Context

What did U.S. intelligence say about Iran’s nuclear program?

Officials said Iran had not rebuilt its nuclear enrichment capacity after the June 2025 U.S.-Israeli strikes, and Gabbard’s written remarks said there had been no effort to restart enrichment capabilities T-online.de,WEB.DE,Le Figaro.fr,La Nacion.

Did Gabbard say Iran was still a threat?

Yes, but she described Iran’s regime as “intact” and “largely degraded,” and said Iran and its proxies still threaten U.S. and allied interests in the Middle East BBC,News18,Washington Post.

Why did the hearing draw attention beyond Iran itself?

It came after Joe Kent resigned as the administration’s top counterterrorism official over his objections to the Iran war, and lawmakers used the hearing to question the administration’s threat assessment Aol,BBC,EL PAÍS,Washington Post.

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