CIA Director told President Trump that intelligence raises serious doubts about Iran's willingness to make concessions on the nuclear file, according to a report by Barak Ravid in Axios cited by Israeli media.
A new report by Barak Ravid in Axios, cited by Israeli media overnight (early Tuesday), states that CIA Director John Ratcliffe told President Donald Trump that intelligence assessments cast significant doubt on Iran's readiness to make the concessions required for a nuclear agreement under the current negotiation framework.
The report deepens a thread The Zioneer has been tracking throughout the night. Earlier (at 01:44 Jerusalem), The Zioneer reported initial coverage of the CIA chief's alleged remarks, and later (at 01:57) published a fuller article noting growing friction between Tehran's public posture and the demands of a post-MoU deal. This latest message, published at 02:12, attributes the report directly to Ravid and Axios, lending it an on-record journalistic source.
The assessment, if accurate, signals a potential hardening of the U.S. intelligence community's view on Iranian intentions just as the Trump administration pursues a diplomatic track. Doubts over Tehran's willingness to curb its nuclear program have been a recurring theme in recent weeks, with reports of Israeli concerns over possible U.S. concessions (June 13) and a senior American official warning of Trump's flagging patience (June 10). The CIA director's reported skepticism, coming directly from the head of the agency to the president, marks a notable escalation in the intra-administration debate over the nuclear talks.
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