"According to the story, which cited multiple sources familiar with the matter, the Pentagon and National Security Council significantly underestimated Iran's willingness to close the Strait of Hormuz in response to US military strikes. Top Trump officials acknowledged to lawmakers during recent classified briefings that they did not plan for the possibility of Iran closing the strait in response to strikes."
"The reason, multiple sources said, was administration officials believed closing the strait would hurt Iran more than the US a view that was bolstered by Iran's empty threats to act in the strait after US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities last summer."
"THE TRUTH: The Pentagon has been planning for Iran's desperate and reckless closure of the Strait of Hormuz for DECADES, and it has been part of the Trump Administration's planning well before Operation Epic Fury was ever launched. The idea that Chairman Cain and Secretary Hegseth weren't prepared for this possibility is PREPOSTEROUS."
The White House rejected a CNN report claiming the Pentagon and National Security Council significantly underestimated Iran's potential response to US military strikes, specifically the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. According to the CNN story, top Trump officials acknowledged during classified briefings that they had not planned for this possibility, believing such action would harm Iran more than the US. This assessment was influenced by Iran's previous empty threats following US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities. Press Secretary Leavitt and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth both dismissed the reporting as false, asserting that the Pentagon has been planning for a potential Strait closure for decades and that such contingencies were part of the Trump administration's operational planning.
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