CIA Director Says Iran Posed 'Immediate Threat' to U.S., Disagreeing With Joe Kent -- WSJ

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By Dustin Volz

Central Intelligence Agency Director John Ratcliffe said Iran posed an "immediate threat" to the U.S. before the war began, saying U.S. intelligence assessments showed the regime in Tehran hadn't ceased its nuclear ambitions or desire to build ballistic missiles that could threaten U.S. troops and allies in the Middle East.

"Iran has been a constant threat to the United States for an extended period of time, and posed an immediate threat at this time," Ratcliffe said during a Senate committee hearing on Wednesday. He said he disagreed with the views of Joe Kent, the former director of the National Counterterrorism Center who resigned Tuesday due to his opposition to the Iran war.

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