US-Iran War: Tulsi Gabbard Dodges Iran Threat Question, Top US Official Says No “Imminent Threat”

US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has come under scrutiny after refusing to directly answer whether Iran posed an “imminent threat” to the United States before the war. During a Senate hearing, Gabbard said determining what constitutes an imminent threat is the responsibility of the president, not the intelligence community, declining to give a clear yes-or-no answer. The controversy comes as a senior US counterterrorism official, Joe Kent, resigned in protest, stating that Iran posed “no imminent threat” and questioning the justification for the conflict. Lawmakers have criticised the lack of clarity, as conflicting assessments within the US administration raise questions over the intelligence basis for the war.