India, June 22 -- In photos that have surfaced, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard appears to be absent in the Situation Room during President Donald Trump and his key national security officials' recent meeting. Gabbard previously claimed to lawmakers that "Iran is not building a nuclear weapon," and was directly contradicted by Trump in recent days.

Trump said on Friday, June 20, that "my intelligence community is wrong" if they have no evidence Iran is pursuing nuclear arms. On being told that the claim was made by Gabbard, Trump replied, "She's wrong."

Meanwhile, Trump has announced that the United States has launched strikes against three Iranian nuclear sites. The decision to involve the US directly came after more th...