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Tuesday, June 16, 2026
CIA director reportedly tells Trump Iran won’t actually make promised nuclear concessions
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The director of the CIA reportedly told US President Donald Trump that intelligence findings indicate Iran is not necessarily willing to make nuclear concessions it has committed to pursuing.
A report in the Axios news site, citing three sources, says CIA director John Ratcliffe suggested to senior government officials that “the intelligence reflects that the Iranian intentions are not in line with their commitments under the deal,” a source says.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio reportedly joined Ratcliffe in expressing skepticism, as did Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, but advisers Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff have expressed support for the deal.
The report says that US Vice President JD Vance, Witkoff and Kushner are slated to meet Friday with Iranian Parliamentary Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi to discuss the next elements of the deal that are slated to be worked out in line with the memorandum of understanding.
The Times of Israel Community.