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US and Israel war objectives in Iran are not the same, says National Intelligence director
19 March 2026 14:10 GMT
US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard told the intelligence committee during a hearing on Thursday that America and Israel do not share the same war aims in Iran.
“The operations that the Israeli government has been focused on [are] disabling the Iranian leadership,” Gabbard explained, whereas Trump has “stated that his objectives are to destroy Iran’s ballistic missiles launching capability, their ballistic missile production capability, and their navy”.
This comes after Gabbard's top aide and head of counterterrorism, Joseph Kent, resigned in protest over the war on Iran on Tuesday, stating that the “pressure from Israel” that was driving the US military's offensive was among his reasons for leaving.