Gabbard House Intel hearing: US and Israel have different war aims — Israel kills leaders, US targets missiles and navy

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and CIA Director John Ratcliffe testified before the House Intelligence Committee on Thursday March 19, the day after their Senate Intelligence Committee appearance. KEY STATEMENTS BY GABBARD: US vs ISRAEL WAR AIMS: Speaking before Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Gabbard said Israel's goals in the Iran war are different from US aims. Israel was focused on killing Iranian leaders; the United States was focused on Iran's missile capabilities and its naval forces. ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE: Gabbard said she was 'not privy to Israel's calculus' to attack energy infrastructure in the Middle East — the South Pars strike — distancing US intelligence from the Israeli decision. JOE KENT: Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) asked Gabbard if Kent's decision to blame Israel concerned her. Gabbard replied 'yes' — her clearest statement of disapproval of Kent. The testimony reveals a significant divergence in stated US-Israel war aims on Day 20: the US frames its mission as degrading Iranian military capacity (missiles, navy), while Israel has pursued leadership decapitation strikes and energy infrastructure attacks that the US publicly disavows.