In a major shift that sent shockwaves through Washington’s foreign policy circles, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard publicly acknowledged this week that Iran could have a nuclear weapon within weeks—directly aligning with President Trump’s warning and contradicting her earlier congressional testimony.
Gabbard’s revised statement doesn’t just vindicate Trump. It confirms what many in the conservative movement have long suspected: the U.S. intelligence community has been downplaying the threat, and Trump saw it coming before anyone else dared to admit it.
Gabbard Clarifies: Yes, Iran Could Go Nuclear Fast
Just two hours after Trump told reporters that Gabbard was “wrong” to cast doubt on his repeated claim that Iran was on the brink of nuclear capability, Gabbard released a carefully worded statement on X. She accused the media of taking her March testimony “out of context” and confirmed that if Iran chose to reassemble its nuclear program, it could produce a weapon in “weeks to months.”
This is no small shift. Back in March, Gabbard had stated unequivocally in front of Congress that “Iran is not building a nuclear weapon” and that Supreme Leader Khamenei had not reauthorized the weapons program suspended in 2003. It was a message that comforted diplomats—but now, clearly, no longer reflects the reality on the ground.
By Friday, Gabbard was not only clarifying, but reinforcing Trump’s message: Iran’s uranium stockpile is at unprecedented levels, and the taboo surrounding nuclear weapons discussion in Iran has eroded. In simple terms—they’re not building a bomb yet, but all the pieces are in place, and the decision could happen at any moment.
Trump’s Trust in Gabbard Remains
Despite publicly stating she was “wrong,” Trump has shown no signs of distancing himself from Tulsi Gabbard. Quite the opposite.
Trump appointed Gabbard as Director of National Intelligence for a reason: she’s independent, sharp, and unafraid to challenge the D.C. status quo. Even when their public messaging seems misaligned, their strategic vision remains united—a deep concern for American national security, and an insistence that the threat from Iran is real and imminent.
Gabbard’s clarification proves what Trump knew all along: the threat from Iran is no longer hypothetical.
The Intelligence Community Plays Catch-Up
This isn’t the first time Trump has called out the intelligence apparatus for lagging behind the facts.
Remember the “lab leak theory”? The southern border crisis? The weaponization of the DOJ? Trump sounded the alarm long before the bureaucrats caught up.
Now, with Iran, he’s done it again. While the official line in March was caution and delay, the reality is that Iran’s breakout time—how fast it could produce a nuclear weapon—is now measured in weeks, not years. Gabbard’s own words confirm it: the stockpile is there, the rhetoric in Tehran has shifted, and the infrastructure remains intact.
Fordow and the B61-11: The Strike No One Wants to Talk About
According to U.S. and Israeli defense sources, Iran’s Fordow enrichment facility—located near Qom—is now so fortified that only a strategic nuclear earth-penetrator like the B61-11 could destroy it.
This is the unspoken reality behind the headlines. As Pentagon officials reportedly told AP, conventional bombs won’t cut it anymore. Iran built Fordow to withstand everything short of a full-scale nuclear strike. That leaves few options if the regime decides to cross the nuclear threshold.
Gabbard’s intel confirmation brings this question to the forefront: What happens next?
Is the Biden administration prepared to act, or is it counting on Israel to do the dirty work?
Trump’s Warnings Are America’s Last Line of Defense
When President Trump speaks bluntly about a threat, the media sneers, the bureaucracy shrugs, and the Left mocks him.
Then, weeks—or months—later, the so-called “experts” quietly adjust their talking points, retroactively claiming they were concerned all along. That’s the pattern. That’s the game.
With Iran, the stakes are higher than ever. This isn’t about Twitter feuds or campaign slogans. This is about a terror state sitting on a mountain of enriched uranium, flirting openly with the idea of building a bomb.
Trump saw it. He said it. And now his own DNI confirms it.
h/t: Steadfast and Loyal
