[CNN: Senior U.S. officials did not anticipate Iran would block the Strait of Hormuz] Odaily Planet Daily News - Multiple informed sources revealed that during the planning of the current operation, the U.S. Department of Defense and National Security Council severely underestimated the likelihood of Iran closing the Strait of Hormuz in response to U.S. military strikes. Sources stated that Trump's national security team failed to fully consider the consequences of the worst-case scenario. Three individuals familiar with the closed-door meetings disclosed that in recent classified briefings, senior officials in the Trump administration admitted to lawmakers that they had not anticipated Iran would close the Strait of Hormuz as a reaction to the attacks. (Jin10)