US intelligence abandons claim Iran 'not currently undertaking' nuclear weapons development

The U.S. intelligence community now reports Iran may have resumed its nuclear weapons program. This marks a shift from Office of Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) reports to Congress dating back to 2019, according to the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD).

In July 2024, ODNI updated Congress on Iran's nuclear weapons program pursuant to the Iran Nuclear Weapons Capability and Terrorism Monitoring Act of 2022.

The update removed the longstanding ODNI assurance that "Iran is not currently undertaking the key nuclear weapons-development activities necessary to produce a testable nuclear device," FDD reported.

"There has...