Gabbard sidesteps Iran ‘imminent threat’ claim under Senate grilling

Gabbard sidesteps Iran ‘imminent threat’ claim under Senate grilling

Gabbard tells senators only Trump can determine 'imminent threat' while John Ratcliffe affirms Iran danger

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard testifies before a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters )

CIA Director John Ratcliffe asserted that U.S. intelligence asserts Iran has not ceased nuclear ambitions. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)

Gabbard's refusal to directly answer comes one day after Trump’s director at the National Counterterrorism Center, Joe Kent, resigned after publicly stating he did not believe Iran posed an imminent threat. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)