拉特克利夫和同时担任特朗普国家安全顾问的卢比奥将于周二下午3点在白宫向所谓的“八人小组”（即国会领导层以及情报委员会的高级议员）进行简报。
此次闭门会议之际，特朗普政府正在权衡与伊朗伊斯兰共和国不断升级的对峙下一步行动。美国正推动伊朗全面去核化并限制其弹道导弹项目，与伊朗的谈判定于周四恢复。上周，白宫特使贾里德·库什纳和史蒂夫·维特科夫领导的与伊朗谈判未能达成实质性协议。
白宫明确表示，外交是特朗普的首要任务，但中东地区已出现美国数十年来最大规模的军事集结：“亚伯拉罕·林肯”号航空母舰打击群已在该地区，“杰拉尔德·R·福特”号另一艘航母打击群正朝该方向航行。
与此同时，伊朗态度强硬。外交部长阿巴斯·阿拉格奇周二在社交平台X上发文称：“我们的基本信念清晰明确：伊朗在任何情况下都永远不会发展核武器；我们伊朗人民也绝不会放弃为我国人民利用和平核技术红利的权利。”
他向美方发出信息补充道：“达成协议触手可及，但前提是外交必须优先。”
美国坚持认为伊朗不能拥有任何核浓缩能力，即使是用于能源目的。
阿拉格奇上周表示，双方已就“若干指导原则”达成“总体共识”，并同意开始起草可能的协议文本，计划交换草案并安排第三轮谈判。
与此同时，有报道称特朗普正在考虑对伊朗发动“有限”打击，以迫使伊朗领导人同意达成协议。
卢比奥的机密简报在关键时刻进行——就在特朗普走上讲台发表国情咨文演讲前几小时。这一时间安排表明，政府希望国会领导人在总统向全国公开阐述其战略之前，充分了解伊朗核态势、美国情报评估和潜在下一步行动。
在演讲前与“八人小组”会面，白宫还在特朗普演讲前锁定了监督咨询环节。这让高级议员获得与总统工作相同的机密背景——如果特朗普在演讲中暗示更严厉的行动、新的外交参数或对德黑兰态度的转变，这将使批评者更难声称自己被蒙在鼓里。
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and CIA Director John Ratcliffe will brief top congressional leaders on rising tensions in Iran on Tuesday ahead of President Donald Trump’s annual State of the Union address.
Ratcliffe and Rubio, who also serves as Trump’s national security advisor, will brief the so-called “Gang of Eight,” congressional leadership as well as top lawmakers on the Intelligence committees, from the White House Tuesday at 3 p.m.
The closed-door session comes as the administration weighs next steps in the escalating standoff with the Islamic Republic. Talks with Iran, where the U.S. is pushing for full denuclearization and a limit on its ballistic missile program, are scheduled to resume on Thursday. White House envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff led talks last week with Iran that did not result in a tangible deal.
The White House has made clear that diplomacy is Trump’s first priority, but the Middle East has seen the largest U.S. military buildup in decades: one carrier strike group under the USS Abraham Lincoln is already in the region and another under the USS Gerald R. Ford is heading that way.
Meanwhile, Iran is digging in. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi posted on X Tuesday: “Our fundamental convictions are crystal clear: Iran will under no circumstances ever develop a nuclear weapon; neither will we Iranians ever forgo our right to harness the dividends of peaceful nuclear technology for our people.”
In a message directed at the American side, he added: “A deal is within reach, but only if diplomacy is given priority.”
The U.S. has insisted Iran cannot have any nuclear enrichment capacity, even for energy purposes.
Araghchi said last week that the two sides had come to a “general agreement on a number of guiding principles” and agreed to begin drafting text for a possible agreement, with plans to exchange drafts and schedule a third round of talks.
Meanwhile, reports have swirled that Trump is considering a “limited” strike on Iran aimed at pressuring its leaders into acquiescing to a deal.
Rubio’s classified briefing comes at a pivotal moment — just hours before Trump steps to the podium for his State of the Union address. The timing suggests the administration wants congressional leaders fully briefed on Iran’s nuclear posture, U.S. intelligence assessments and potential next steps before the president publicly lays out his strategy to the nation.
By meeting with the “Gang of Eight” ahead of the speech, the White House is also locking in oversight consultation before Trump speaks. That gives top lawmakers the same classified context the president is working from — and makes it harder for critics to argue they were blindsided if Trump signals tougher action, new diplomatic parameters or a shift in posture toward Tehran during his address.
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