{"id":2614415,"date":"2026-06-15T20:39:27","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T00:39:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cias-ratcliffe-warns-trump-about-irans-willingness-to-abandon-nuke\/"},"modified":"2026-06-15T20:41:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T00:41:50","slug":"cias-ratcliffe-warns-trump-about-irans-willingness-to-abandon-nuke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cias-ratcliffe-warns-trump-about-irans-willingness-to-abandon-nuke\/","title":{"rendered":"CIA&#8217;s Ratcliffe warns Trump about Iran&#8217;s willingness to abandon nuke"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcias-ratcliffe-warns-trump-about-irans-willingness-to-abandon-nuke%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2614415&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>CIA Director john Ratcliffe expressed serious doubts to President Donald Trump regarding Iran&#8217;s willingness to make nuclear concessions as part of a final deal to end the war. Despite optimism from Trump, intelligence officials observed that Iran discussed negotiations differently internally than what was communicated externally, casting doubt on their commitment. The upcoming deal, scheduled to be signed in Geneva, involves postponing final nuclear negotiations for 60 days, with Iran reportedly pledging not to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-nominee-claims-iran-not-pursuing-nuclear-weapons-contrary-to-evidence\/\" title=\"Biden Nominee Claims Iran Not Pursuing Nuclear Weapons, Contrary to Evidence\">pursue nuclear weapons<\/a>. Key officials such as Ratcliffe,Secretary of State Marco Rubio,and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth were skeptical of the agreement,while others like Vice President JD Vance supported it.Failure to secure Trump\u2019s objectives could lead to renewed conflict, especially given the ongoing threats of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russia-preparing-massive-invasion-of-ukraine-in-upcoming-weeks-because-they-see-weakness-in-biden-reports\/\" title=\"Russia Preparing Massive Invasion Of Ukraine In Upcoming Weeks Because They \u2018See Weakness\u2019 In Biden: Reports\">military escalation<\/a>. The memorandum of understanding&#8217;s details remain unpublished, but it is indeed believed Iran committed to not seeking nuclear weapons. Continued negotiations aim for an extended ceasefire, though if negotiations fail, there is a possibility of war resuming.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CIA Director <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-ratcliffe\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"3025\">John Ratcliffe<\/a> reportedly communicated to President Donald Trump serious doubts that <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"100\">Iran<\/a> would agree to nuclear concessions sought by the United States as part of a final deal to end the war.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As part of the deal to end the war, to be signed on Friday in Geneva, Switzerland, the U.S. and Iran agreed to put off final nuclear negotiations until after the signing. Despite Trump\u2019s optimism, three officials <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/06\/15\/us-iran-deal-cia-director-ratcliffe\">told<\/a> <em>Axios<\/em> on Monday that the intelligence community isn\u2019t convinced of Iran\u2019s willingness to make serious concessions. Among the most damning alleged pieces of evidence was that Iranian officials discussed details of negotiations among themselves in much different terms than what they were telling the U.S. and their mediators.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4609803\/online-portal-cuba-aid-trump-sanctions\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Online portal used by Cubans in US to send aid to relatives closes<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4608580\/hezbollah-attacks-undermine-claims-iranian-good-faith-guy-benson\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Hezbollah attacks undermine claims of Iranian good faith: Guy Benson<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4608078\/israel-trump-lebanon-stikes-iran\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Israel says Trump\u2019s order to stop Lebanon strikes a \u2018resounding slap in the face\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe intelligence reflects that the Iranian intentions are not in line with their commitments under the deal,\u201d one of the sources told the outlet.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ratcliffe, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and War Secretary Pete Hegseth were all reportedly skeptical of the deal, while Vice President JD Vance and special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were in favor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While Trump spoke in maximalist terms in the opening days of Operation Epic Fury, by the time a ceasefire was signed in April, he was speaking of a lasting nuclear deal as the greatest priority in negotiations. A failure of Iran to accede to U.S. demands would mark a major defeat for Trump\u2019s primary objective in the war.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/daily-memo\/4609840\/fog-of-iran-mou\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/daily-memo\/4609840\/fog-of-iran-mou\/\">THE FOG OF THE IRAN MOU<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 14 points of the memorandum of understanding still haven\u2019t been published, but Iran reportedly committed to never pursuing a nuclear weapon in the text. Final nuclear negotiations will take place over a 60-day period in what\u2019s being termed an extended ceasefire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A failure to reach Trump\u2019s objectives in a nuclear deal could see the war resume, with the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >president consistently threatening military escalation<\/a> should a deal fall through.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CIA chief doubts Iran&#8217;s willingness for nuclear concessions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2614416,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP26096633925496.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[7362,3823,50611,37107,7858],"class_list":["post-2614415","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-cia","tag-iran","tag-national-security-2","tag-nuclear-weapons","tag-ratcliffe"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP26096633925496.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2614415","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2614415"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2614415\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2614419,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2614415\/revisions\/2614419"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2614416"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2614415"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2614415"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2614415"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}