House Democrats Press State Department to Disclose Israel’s Nuclear Capabilities Amid Iran War

A letter from 30 House Democrats asks the administration to review policies restricting U.S. government officials from acknowledging Israeli nuclear capability.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during an end-of-year press conference in the State Department Press Briefing Room in Washington on Dec. 19, 2025. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images

A group of 30 House Democrats has sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio pressing the State Department to end its decades-long policy of “official ambiguity” on Israel’s nuclear weapons capabilities.

The letter, dated May 4 and led by Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas), ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, was sent as the United States continues military operations against the Iranian regime alongside Israel.