The intelligence community assesses that Russia has maintained the upper hand in the war against Ukraine.

Until an agreement is made, Moscow is likely to continue fighting a slow war of attrition until they view their objectives have been achieved.

The intelligence community assesses the regime in Iran appears to be intact but largely degraded.

Its conventional military power projection capabilities have largely been destroyed, leaving limited options.

Iran’s strategic position has been significantly degraded.

The intelligence community assesses that if a hostile regime in Iran survives, it will likely seek to begin a years-long effort to rebuild its military, missiles and UAV forces.

If left unimpeded, Iran would have the ability to range missiles to the continental U.S.

There is no convincing concept so far of how this operation could succeed.

Washington did not consult us and did not declare European aid to be necessary.

We would have advised against following this path in the way it is currently being followed.

Iran has been a constant threat to the United States for an extended period of time and posed an immediate threat at this time.