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.

President Donald Trump walks out of the Oval Office and views the Rose Garden construction before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on June 20, 2025. Kayla Bartkowski/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.