Trump Says US Intelligence Community’s Assessment of Iran’s Nuclear Program ‘Was Wrong’

‘My intelligence community is wrong,’ Trump said, referring to its belief that Iran was not actively building a nuclear bomb before last week.

Smoke rises after an Israeli strike on a building used by Islamic Republic of Iran News Network, part of Iran's state TV broadcaster, in Tehran, Iran, on June 16, 2025. Stringer/Getty Images

President Donald Trump said on June 20 that his director of national intelligence’s assessment in March that Iran had yet to decide on building a nuclear weapon was wrong.

Trump made the remarks to reporters on Friday while standing next to Air Force One at the Morristown Municipal Airport in New Jersey.