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US intel community agreed before war 'Iran wasn't developing a nuclear weapon': ex-counterterrorism chief | Flipboard

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The provided text is a collection of news snippets and social media aggregates. It covers claims by Joe Kent regarding U.S. intelligence on Iran, Kamala Harris's criticism of Donald Trump's actions in Iran, and various other reports involving Donald Trump and Marco Rubio.

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8 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Former National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent asserted in a post on X that prior to the start of the Iran war, the U.S. intelligence community agreed that the Islamic Republic was not developing a nuclear weapon.”
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Multiple web search results and a direct X post from Joe Kent confirm he asserted that the US intelligence community agreed Iran was not developing a nuclear weapon prior to the war.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been engaged in a war with Iran and its regional allies. The conflict began when the US and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran, targeting mili…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Joseph Clay Kent (born April 11, 1980) is an American politician, former United States Army warrant officer, and former Central Intelligence Agency paramilitary officer who served as the director of t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Kent
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the 2026 Iran war covers the period since 28 February 2026. The war is ongoing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war
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“Kamala Harris blasts Donald Trump’s “bulls**t” war in Iran.”
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Multiple cross-references from Flipboard report that Kamala Harris criticized Donald Trump's war in Iran using the term 'bulls**t'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A range of notable Republicans openly expressed opposition to former President Donald Trump's 2024 campaign for president of the United States.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Republicans_who_oppose…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Two presidential debates for major candidates in the general election were held in connection with the 2024 presidential election. The first general election debate between the major candidates was sp…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_States_presidentia…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump assumed office as the 47th president of the United States on January 20, 2025. The president has the legal authority to nominate members of his cabinet to the United States Senate for con…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_cabinet_of_Donald_Trump
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“Speaking at an event with Nevada Democrats in Las Vegas on Thursday (7 May), the former vice president criticized the ongoing war”
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Multiple cross-references confirm Kamala Harris spoke at an event with Nevada Democrats in Las Vegas on Thursday, May 7.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 United States Senate election in Nevada was held on November 5, 2024, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Nevada. Incumbent Democratic Senator Jacky Rosen …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_States_Senate_elec…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 United States presidential election in Nevada took place on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, as part of the 2024 United States presidential election in which all 50 states, plus the District of Col…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_States_presidentia…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kamala Harris, the 49th vice president of the United States, announced her 2024 campaign for president on July 21, 2024. On that date, incumbent president Joe Biden withdrew his re-election campaign a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamala_Harris_2024_presidentia…
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“the ongoing war, which was “not wanted by the American people” nor “authorised by Congress”.”
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Multiple independent sources (The Conversation, Flipboard, and The Guardian) report that the war lacked Congressional authorization and was not wanted by the American people.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On April 12, 2025, Iran and the United States began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from US president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader Al…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Iran–Contra affair (Persian: ماجرای ایران-کنترا; Spanish: Caso Irán-Contra), also referred to as the Iran–Contra scandal, the Contragate, Iran Initiative, or simply Iran–Contra, was a political sc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–Contra_affair
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Relations between Iran and the United States in modern-day are unsettled and have a troubled history. They began in the mid-to-late 19th century, when Iran was known to the Western world as Qajar Pers…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–United_States_relations
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“President Donald Trump on Thursday went on an unannounced trip to the Lincoln Memorial to see the Reflecting Pool after he had it coated in a color he calls “American flag blue.””
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Multiple web search results confirm Donald Trump visited the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on Thursday, May 7, 2026, to inspect a coating he calls 'American flag blue'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On July 13, 2024, Donald Trump, then a former president of the United States and the presumptive nominee of the Republican Party in the 2024 presidential election, survived an assassination attempt wh…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attempted_assassination_of_Don…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is the largest of the many reflecting pools in Washington, D.C.. It is a 2,030-by-167-foot (619 by 51 m) rectangular pool located on the National Mall, directly ea…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Memorial_Reflecting_Po…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Melania Knauss Trump (born Melanija Knavs; April 26, 1970) is a Slovenian and American former model serving as the first lady of the United States since 2025, a role she previously held from 2017 to 2…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melania_Trump
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“A celebratory moment between U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and American-born Pope Leo”
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Multiple independent news sources (CNBC, France24, Daily Maverick, and Flipboard) identify Marco Rubio as the U.S. Secretary of State.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said that the U.S. is expecting a response on Friday from Iran on the proposal to end the war.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/08/marco-rubio-says-us-expects-…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — State Secretary Marco Rubio said US objectives could be met without ground operations
https://www.france24.com/en/occupying-iran-s-kharg-island-co…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said this week... both countries understand it is in neither of their interests to see any 'destabilising events' occur with regards to Taiwan
https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-07-china-may…
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“A celebratory moment between U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and American-born Pope Leo”
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Multiple cross-references from Flipboard state that Pope Leo (specifically Pope Leo XIV) is the first American-born pontiff.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — American-born Pope Leo
https://flipboard.com/topic/news/the-companies-making-billio…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — American-born Pope Leo
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cross reference SUPPORTS — American-born Pope Leo
https://flipboard.com/topic/news/videos-show-interceptions-o…
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“The Pope gave Marco Rubio an olive branch as a gift.”
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Multiple cross-references from Flipboard report that the Pope gave Marco Rubio an olive branch as a gift.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The Pope gave Marco Rubio an olive branch as a gift.
https://flipboard.com/topic/news/new-poll-shows-growing-numb…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The Pope gave Marco Rubio an olive branch as a gift.
https://flipboard.com/topic/news/california-farmers-must-des…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The Pope gave Marco Rubio an olive branch as a gift
https://flipboard.com/topic/news/rubio-visits-vatican-amid-e…
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