Trump makes bold claim about Iran’s nuclear ambitions, says his ‘intelligence community is wrong’

WASHINGTON — President Trump asserted Friday that his intelligence community “is wrong” if they believe Iran is not close to acquiring a nuclear weapon — telling reporters that Tehran has a “tremendous amount of material” that could be used to build the bomb “within a matter of months.”

A reporter asked the president about the March comments made by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard refuting that Iran was close to having enough enriched uranium to get a nuke.

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters upon arriving at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, N.J., Friday, June 20, 2025. AP

“What intelligence do you have that Iran is building a weapon? Your intelligence community said they have no evidence that they are at this point,” the reporter asked Trump on the tarmac outside of Bedminster, New Jersey.

“Then my intelligence community is wrong,” the president said, asking who said that.

“She’s wrong,” he said of Gabbard.