Gabbard grilled as Iran leadership uncertainty dominates House hearing

At a House Intelligence Committee hearing, Tulsi Gabbard faced sharp questions about Iran after Ayatollah Khamenei’s death and the unclear status of his successor, Mojtaba Khamenei. Intelligence officials signaled a high confidence on the location of Iran’s enriched uranium but debated sensitive details in a closed setting. Lawmakers pressed on whether Iran posed an imminent threat, the divergence between U.S. and Israeli war aims, and the implications of sanctions relief, while calls emerged to retract Havana Syndrome assessments and to reauthorize FISA Section 702 without reforms. Gabbard stressed she must separate personal views from intelligence reporting during her tenure.