US Intel: Iran Not Building Nuclear Weapon Despite Record Uranium Stockpile

US Intel: Iran Not Building Nuclear Weapon Despite Record Uranium Stockpile
Above: Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard appears during a Senate Committee on Intelligence Hearing on March 25, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Image copyright: Andrew Harnik/Stringer/Getty Images News via Getty Images

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Pro-Iran narrative

The report confirms what Iran has been saying all along, that it remains committed to peaceful nuclear development within the framework of international law and as a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, which the Israeli regime refused to sign. The pressure from the US and its allies is a hypocritical attempt to deny Iran its legitimate right to civilian nuclear technology.

Anti-Iran narrative

The unprecedented level of uranium enrichment and Iran's willingness to endure severe economic sanctions demonstrate the regime's clear intent to develop nuclear weapons despite official denials. The regime's real goal is to establish regional hegemony, so the intelligence community's assessment is generous at best and quite likely underestimates the true dangers Iran poses.

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