US Intelligence: Iran Was Not Pursuing Nuclear Bomb Before Israel’s Attack

06/18/2025 Notes in the Margin

The US assessment goes against the claims from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who launched the war under the pretext of preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.

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