Intel Chiefs Push Back on Trump’s Iran War Narrative in Congress

Public hearings by top U.S. intelligence officials contradicted President Trump’s public framing of the Iran war: Iran would likely retaliate against neighbors, could disrupt oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, and regime change was not a U.S. objective, while also highlighting potential differences with Israel’s aims and questioning whether Iran posed an imminent threat, underscoring a disconnect between the White House’s talking points and intelligence assessments as the conflict unfolds.