Briefing on Iran strikes leaves senators divided as Trump threatens new row

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The partisan divisions were on display after the briefing, which was staged in the absence of Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, who previously told Congress that Iran was not building nuclear weapons, before changing her tune last week after Trump said she was “wrong”.

Instead, the briefing was led by CIA director John Ratcliffe, secretary of state Marco Rubio and defense secretary Pete Hegseth, who had publicly assailed journalists over their reporting on the strikes at a Pentagon press conference.

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His skepticism was echoed by Schumer, who said the briefing gave “no adequate answer” to questions about Trump’s claims.

“What was clear is that there was no coherent strategy, no endgame, no plan, no specific, no detailed plan on how Iran does not obtain a nuclear weapon,” he said, adding that Congress needed to assert its authority by enforcing the War Powers Act.