US and Israel goals in Iran war differ, Gabbard and Ratcliffe confirm

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The United States and Israel have similar but different objectives when it comes to their parallel wars in Iran, according to Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and CIA Director John Ratcliffe.

“The objectives that have been laid out by the president are different from the objectives that have been laid out by the Israeli government,” Gabbard told lawmakers on the House Intelligence Committee on Thursday morning, acknowledging that each country’s targets indicate the difference in their priorities.

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