The curious absence of nuclear weapons in Iran

Even before the United States and Israel attacked Iran, it was at least two years of hard work away from a working nuclear weapon.

U.S. President Donald Trump, left, with Tulsi Gabbard in February 2025 when she was sworn in as director of national intelligence. Two months ago, Gabbard told Congress Iran was not building nuclear weapons. Her tune has changed, in a shift that’s so stupid it’s insulting, writes Gwynne Dyer.White House photograph by Molly Riley

Opinion

BY GWYNNE DYER

May 25, 2026

LONDON, U.K.—Tulsi Gabbard, the recently resigned/retired/fired United States director of national intelligence, told Congress just two months ago that U.S. intelligence agencies had concluded Iran was not building nuclear weapons. Indeed, she added, experts also determine...

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