US intelligence sharing on Iran and other global threats with Congress and across the federal government has slowed and, in some cases, temporarily
stopped during President Donald Trump’s second term, according to eight current and former officials and people briefed on the matter.
Former officials and outside experts said the disruptions risk leaving policymakers with an incomplete picture of threats facing the country, echoing intelligence failures exposed after the Sept. 11, 2001, al Qaeda attacks. The slowdown comes as the administration weighs whether to resume strikes on Iran after the midterm elections on Tuesday.
US intelligence sharing has fractured under Trump
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