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Sun Jun 22, 2025, 04:02 PM Jun 22

'There Is No Intel': Trump's Attacks on Iran Were Based on Vibes, Sources Say [View all]

After President Donald Trump’s decision to strike three Iranian nuclear facilities on Saturday, administration officials are barely bothering to pretend the unprecedented — and potentially calamitous — attacks were motivated by new intelligence suggesting Iran was on the brink of having nuclear weapons. Just months ago, Trump’s Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard testified to Congress, in her opening statement, that the U.S. intel community “continues to assess that Iran is not building a nuclear weapon” and had not reauthorized its nuclear weapons program. While Trump recently publicly disputed Gabbard’s testimony, according to two administration officials with knowledge of internal deliberations in recent weeks, the president’s decision to strike was not driven by any new U.S. intelligence on Iran.

“There is no intel,” says one of the officials, who were granted anonymity to discuss sensitive matters. “Nothing new, that I’m aware of… The president is protecting the United States and our interests, [but] the intelligence assessments have not really changed from what they were before.” Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), who sits on the Foreign Relations Committee, confirmed Saturday night that American intelligence assessments on Iran have not changed. “I was briefed on the intelligence last week. Iran posed no imminent threat of attack to the United States,” he wrote on social media. “Iran was not close to building a deliverable nuclear weapon.”

White House spokesperson Anna Kelly says, “This is false and lazy ‘reporting’ designed to undermine President Trump’s highly successful operation to dismantle Iran’s nuclear capabilities.”

Trump’s attacks on Iran constitute an act of war — and could set off a new, long-term conflict with potential to grow into something much larger. Unlike a previous time an American president preemptively initiated a war in the Middle East, when George W. Bush plunged America into a disastrous war in Iraq, he and his team spent roughly a year building a case of lies and propaganda to sell to a public that was already broadly supportive of post-9/11 military action.


More: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-iran-attack-no-intel-nuclear-1235369641/
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That's no surprise. The man has notions. He's an idiot who thinks he's a genius. surfered Jun 22 #1
The "vibes" are emanating from the Saudi Glowing Orb. sop Jun 22 #13
I don't think he had even a concept of senseandsensibility Jun 22 #2
Make his wag the dog attempt fail. Baitball Blogger Jun 22 #3
No shit. RockRaven Jun 22 #4
Facts and truth don't matter in maga world ! kimbutgar Jun 22 #5
Guess they don't give him a lot of leeway stillcool Jun 22 #6
Gabbard was forced to limit and dumb down Trump's daily intelligence briefings because he wouldn't read the material. sop Jun 22 #7
This Kind of Shit Deep State Witch Jun 22 #8
That was obvious all along. ananda Jun 22 #9
trump don't need no stinking intel...nt Wounded Bear Jun 22 #10
The "vibe" being that Trump's popularity was in the toilet, just as was the case with GW Bush n/t AntiFascist Jun 22 #11
Isn't that what the VP said? His vibes...gut feeling. travelingthrulife Jun 22 #12
"President Trump has incredible instincts," says Karoline dalton99a Jun 22 #14
And the vibes were based on dementia. milestogo Jun 22 #15
That and a gargantuan parade flop malaise Jun 22 #29
No, they were based on EndlessWire Jun 22 #30
trump's picking up good vibrations / they're giving him excitations... Buns_of_Fire Jun 22 #16
...the U.S. intel community "continues to assess that Iran is not building a nuclear weapon..." Disaffected Jun 22 #17
He got his intel from Fox hosts which he watched constantly. I have heard this from a number of sources. They were Amaryllis Jun 22 #18
I wish that all reporting Mblaze Jun 22 #19
"Vibes" equals ms liberty Jun 22 #20
Like GW Bush, Trump governs by his gut PatSeg Jun 22 #21
"Vibes" JoseBalow Jun 22 #22
Yeah, we fucking know. Karasu Jun 22 #23
Vibes? LOL He needed a bigger distraction from the FUBAR distraction from the previous screw up distraction Attilatheblond Jun 22 #24
6/12 IAEA board declares Iran in breach of non-proliferation obligations speak easy Jun 22 #25
From 2018: Trump declares US leaving 'horrible' Iran nuclear accord PSPS Jun 22 #31
Yeah, so having crippling sanctions restored is very conducive to cooperation. AloeVera Jun 22 #32
Com'on man...give the guy a break...he blew that yellowcake all the way back to Niger. CincyDem Jun 22 #26
My mother was raised a Democrat. greatauntoftriplets Jun 22 #27
Bibi played Trump like a violin. He softened up doc03 Jun 22 #28
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