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So the assessment of the intelligence community is that Iran's nuclear enrichment program was obliterated by last summer's airstrikes. Yes

In the opening statement you submitted to the committee last night also stated quote there has been no efforts since then

To try to rebuild their enrichment capability end quote, correct? That's right. And that's the assessment of the intelligence community. Yes

The white house stated on march 1st of this year that this war was launched

And was quote a military campaign to eliminate the imminent nuclear threat posed by the iranian regime end quote

That's a statement from the white house quote the imminent nuclear threat posed by the iranian regime

Was it the assessment of the intelligence community that there was an imminent nuclear threat posed by the iranian regime?

Um

The intelligence community assessed that iran maintained the intention to rebuild and to continue to grow their nuclear enrichment

Was it the assessment of the intelligence community that there was a quote imminent nuclear threat posed by the iranian regime?

Yes, or no senator the only person who can determine what is and is not an imminent threat is the president false

This is the worldwide. This is the worldwide threats hearing where you present to congress national intelligence

Timely objective and independent of political considerations

You've stated today that the intelligence community's assessment is that iran's nuclear enrichment program was obliterated

And that quote there had been no efforts since then to try to rebuild their enrichment capability

Was it the intelligence community's assessment?

that nevertheless

Despite this obliteration

There was a quote imminent nuclear threat posed by the iranian regime. Yes or no

It is not the intelligence community's responsibility to determine what is and is not an imminent threat

Okay, that is up. Here's here's the problem on a volume

No, it is it is precisely that he received it is precisely your responsibility to determine what constitutes a threat

To the united states. This is the worldwide threats hearing

where

As you noted in your opening testimony quote you represent the ic's assessment of threats

You are here to represent the ic's assessment of threats

That's a quote from your own opening statement

And so my question is as you're here to present the ic's assessment

of threats

Was it the assessment of the intelligence community that as the white house claimed on march 1st

There was a quote imminent nuclear threat posed by the iranian regime. Yes or no?

Once again senator the intelligence community has uh

Provided the inputs that make up this annual threat assessment

You won't answer the question the nature of the imminent threat that the president has to make that

Determination based on a collection and volume. You're here to be timely intelligence that he is provided with you're here to be timely

Objective and independent of political considerations exactly what i'm doing

No, you're evading a question because to provide a candid response to the committee would contradict

a statement from the white house