US officials are furiously trying to avert a potential months-long closure of the Strait of Hormuz, CNN reports
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- Officials are privately acknowledging that reopening the key waterway is a problem without a clear solution and dependent at least in part on what lengths Trump is willing to go to force the Iranian regime’s hand.
- A recent internal assessment from the Defense Intelligence Agency that was circulating inside the Pentagon in recent weeks determined that Iran could potentially keep the passage shut for anywhere from one to six months, four sources familiar with the document told CNN. But White House and Pentagon officials insisted that the assessment — particularly the longer end timeframe, which some consider a worst-case scenario — was not being seriously considered.
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