India, March 19 -- Almost three weeks into the Iran war, officials from the Trump administration testified publicly in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday. Among the testimonies, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard made headlines as she dodged several questions regarding the intention behind starting a war with Iran.

The hearing also came a day after the resignation of the Director of the National Counterterrorism Centre, Joe Kent, due to the war in Iran. Kent claimed that Tehran posed no imminent threat to the US and that the war was launched solely due to pressure from Israel.

During the 12 day war between Iran and Israel last year, the US stepped in with 'Operation Midnight Hammer', targeting three nuc...