According to Axios, US President Donald Trump was among the officials warned in a series of meetings leading up to Trump's announcement of a deal between Washington and Tehran.Follow us on GoogleCIA Director John L. Ratcliffe speaks as US President Donald Trump (L) looks on during a news conference in James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on April 06, 2026 in Washington, DC.(photo credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images)ByGOLDIE KATZJUNE 16, 2026 10:34CIA Director John Ratcliffe warned senior American officials that US intelligence agencies had gathered evidence that raises doubts about Iran’s willingness to make concessions regarding its nuclear program, according to an Axios report citing three sources familiar with the matter on Tuesday.According to Axios, US President Donald Trump was among the officials warned in a series of meetings leading up to Trump's announcement of a deal between Washington and Tehran.Trump and his advisors discussed the gathered intelligence, which reportedly shows that internal discussions among Iranian officials regarding the agreement were inconsistent with what Tehran had told the US and mediators, two of the sources told Axios.US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth shared Ratcliffe’s concerns and raised questions about the memorandum of understanding during the meetings.Ratcliff and Rubio, according to the sources, said that based on the intelligence, they doubted Iran would agree to the US’s nuclear demands.US President Donald Trump speaks as US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (L) and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth (R) listen during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House on May 27, 2026 in Washington, DC. (credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images)One source told Axios that "the intelligence reflects that the Iranian intentions are not in line with their commitments under the deal.”US Vice President JD Vance and envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, on the other hand, reportedly advocated for the deal.White House official says deal meets all US redlinesOne White House official assured that the deal “meets all of the redlines that the administration has long articulated by ensuring that Iran can never possess a nuclear weapon,” when Axios reached out to ask questions regarding the report.The official stated that Trump listened to all opinions, but noted that “everyone understands he is the final decision-maker” on the matter.While the full text of the 14-point agreement has not been published yet, a source familiar with the terms told Axios that Iran will get more out of the memorandum than what they give up, unless they sign a nuclear deal that fully meets US demands.According to the source, the text details that Tehran and Washington will commit to "resolve the disposition of stockpiled enriched material" in addition to discussing future enrichment and “other mutually agreed matters related to Iran's nuclear needs based on a satisfactory framework being agreed upon in the final deal."The source also told Axios that if a final nuclear deal is reached, the US will withdraw all military personnel mobilized during US operations against Iran in the region within 30 days and remove all sanctions against Tehran on an agreed-upon schedule.Follow us on Google