U.S. intelligence: Iran years away from nukes

CNN.com: "'What the Iranians have announced, is what they've announced,' said Brill, speaking alongside nine senior intelligence officials at a discussion of the Office of the National Intelligence Director's first year. 'They need to let the (International Atomic Energy Agency) inspectors in there to see it, because they have obligations.'

"Based on all the data available to spy agencies, he said confidently that Iran is intent on developing a nuclear weapon. Over time, he added, "We are able to be more clear." He declined to offer specifics about the information -- or the gaps in information.

The nation's No. 2 intelligence official, Gen. Michael Hayden, said the Iran intelligence has benefited from the lessons-learned exercises on estimates about Iraq's weapons of mass destruction.

He said the various intelligence agencies took to heart the various reports on the flawed intelligence leading up to Iraq. "We get it," Fingar said. "We realize we have got to rebuild confidence."