Um…no. That’s not an accurate representation of what she said. Although they were not building an actual nuclear weapon by March (and no one ever said they have), Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said their “enriched uranium stockpile is at its highest levels and is unprecedented for a state without nuclear weapons.” She also warned that the nation’s “nuclear weapons advocates within Iran’s decision-making apparatus” were “emboldened.”

This aligns with the assessment of the IAEA, which led to the Iran-USA negotiations and the eventual bombing of Iran’s main 3 nuclear enrichment facilities.

Basically, she was warning about this same thing months ago. She even says so herself. On June 17, 2025, Gabbard told Sarah Ferris of CNN the following:

“President Trump is saying the same thing that I said in my annual threat assessment back in March. Unfortunately too many people in the media don't care to actually read what I said”

I have copied and pasted below what she actually said.

This was on March 26, 2025, as Gabbard delivered opening remarks at a House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence hearing for the Annual Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community. The complete opening statement includes this information about Iran:

“Iran continues to seek to expand its influence in the Middle East, despite the degradation to its proxies and defenses during the Gaza conflict. Iran has developed and maintains ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and UAVs, including systems capable of striking U.S. targets and allies in the region. They’ve shown a willingness to use these weapons, including during a 2020 attack on US forces in Iraq and in attacks against Israel in April and October 2024. Iran’s cyber operations and capabilities also present a serious threat to U.S. networks and data. The IC continues to assess that Iran is not building a nuclear weapon and Supreme leader Khomeini has not authorized the nuclear weapons program that he suspended in 2003. We continue to monitor closely if Tehran decides to reauthorize its nuclear weapons program. In the past year, we’ve seen an erosion of a decades long taboo in Iran on discussing nuclear weapons in public likely emboldening nuclear weapons advocates within Iran’s decision-making apparatus. Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile is at its highest levels and is unprecedented for a state without nuclear weapons. Iran will likely continue efforts to counter Israel and press for U.S. military withdrawal from the region by aiding, arming, and helping to reconstitute its loose consortium of like-minded terrorists, actors, which it refers to as its “Axis of Resistance.” Although weakened, this collection of actors still presents a wide range of threats including to Israel’s population, U.S. forces deployed in Iraq and Syria, as well as U.S. and international military and commercial shipping and transit.”