Iran doesn’t have nuclear weapons. But it has enriched nuclear fuel to levels that put it within weeks of having enough fissile material for a bomb. Still, Iran hasn’t proved it can build a reliable nuclear device or miniaturize one to fit atop a ballistic missile.

President Trump said Monday that he disagrees with Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard's assessment from a few months ago that Iran is not currently trying to build a nuclear weapon and has not been doing so since 2003.

When Israel launched its series of strikes against Iran last week, it also issued a number of dire warnings about the country’s nuclear program, suggesting Iran was fast approaching a point of no return in its quest to obtain nuclear weapons and that the strikes were necessary to preempt that outcome.