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CIA Dir. Confirms Iran’s Nuclear Program Crippled
1. CIA and DoD Briefing: CIA Director John Radcliffe, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth briefed senators on the effectiveness of airstrikes ordered by President Donald Trump. Radcliffe compared the Trump administration's swift success with Iran to the prolonged negotiations under President Obama during the JCPOA (Iran nuclear deal). He claimed Iran agreed to a ceasefire with Israel within 20 minutes of the strikes, contrasting it with 20 months of negotiations with Obama. 2. Intelligence Claims: Radcliffe and others asserted that Iran’s nuclear…
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