CNN: Senior U.S. Government Officials Did Not Expect Iran to Block the Strait of Hormuz

Odaily News According to multiple informed sources, during the planning of the current operation, the U.S. Pentagon and the National Security Council severely underestimated the possibility of Iran closing the Strait of Hormuz in response to U.S. military strikes. Sources stated that Trump's national security team failed to adequately consider the consequences of the worst-case scenario. Three individuals familiar with the closed-door meetings revealed that during recent classified briefings, senior officials of the Trump administration admitted to lawmakers that they had not anticipated Iran would close the Strait of Hormuz as a result of being attacked. (Jin10)