White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt strongly denied a CNN report claiming President Trump’s national security team was unprepared for Iran potentially closing the Strait of Hormuz following U.S. strikes. Leavitt labeled the report as “fake news” and asserted that the Pentagon had long anticipated such threats. Republican lawmakers, including Sen. Tom Cotton and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, echoed her sentiments, emphasizing that Iran’s threats to shipping in the strait have been a known issue for decades. CNN later clarified its report, asserting confidence in its journalism.
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