CIA Director John Ratcliffe told President Trump and senior administration officials that intelligence from multiple U.S. agencies raises serious doubts about Iran's willingness to make the concessions Washington is demanding in a final nuclear deal, according to three sources familiar with the discussions, as reported by Barak Ravid (N12).
CIA Director John Ratcliffe has reportedly expressed serious reservations about Iran's readiness to meet U.S. terms in the emerging nuclear deal, according to three sources familiar with the discussions. The assessment, based on intelligence gathered by several American agencies, was conveyed to President Trump and senior administration officials, as reported by Barak Ravid (N12).
Ratcliffe is not the only skeptic in Trump's senior team. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth have also raised concerns and questions about the deal in internal discussions, while Vice President JD Vance and U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have supported it, according to two of the sources.
As The Zioneer reported earlier tonight (02:13 Jerusalem), the CIA chief's doubts were first reported by Axios. The report adds detail to a growing internal administration divide over the contours of a potential agreement with Tehran, with the intelligence community's assessment now publicly cited as a factor in the debate. No official confirmation has been released by the White House or the CIA.
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