While our military is busy liquidating the Iranian regime’s ability to function, CNN has pivoted to its favorite pastime: inventing “intelligence failures” based on the whispers of anonymous cowards.
On Friday, the network of record for the “unserious” released a report claiming the Trump administration “significantly underestimated” Iran’s willingness to close the Strait of Hormuz. Relying on the typical “three sources familiar with discussions” — who likely couldn’t find the Persian Gulf on a map — CNN suggested the Pentagon was caught flat-footed by the regime’s desperate move to choke off global energy.
The response from the administration and those actually in the room was swift, brutal, and entirely justified.
Montana GOP Senator Tim Sheehy — a man who knows a thing or two about mission planning, as he served several hundred days in active combat zones, including multiple deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq as platoon commander and team leader, specializing in unconventional warfare and special operations — wasted no time in nuking the narrative. Having attended a classified briefing, Sheehy took to social media to call out the blatant disinformation.
“It is categorically false that they did not plan for Iran closing the Strait of Hormuz,” Sheehy fired back. “Lawmakers and national security officials have known for years that this was Iran’s plan once their backs were against the wall.”
I received a classified briefing from the administration. It is categorically false that they did not plan for Iran closing the Strait of Hormuz.
Lawmakers and national security officials have known for years that this was Iran’s plan once their backs were against the wall. https://t.co/3jHvdnKZRg
— Tim Sheehy (@TimSheehyMT) March 13, 2026
The idea that the most sophisticated military planning in human history simply “forgot” about a choke point Iran has been threatening since the 1980s isn’t just bad journalism — it’s fan fiction.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt went even further, labeling the story “100% FAKE NEWS” and a “complete disgrace.” In a scathing statement, Leavitt pointed out the absurdity of CNN running with anonymous hearsay when the Secretary of War, the Secretary of State, and every lawmaker present for the briefing had already directly debunked the claims.
“The Pentagon has been planning for Iran’s desperate and reckless closure of the Strait of Hormuz for DECADES,” Leavitt declared. “The idea that Chairman Caine and Secretary Hegseth weren’t prepared for this possibility is PREPOSTEROUS.”
Leavitt correctly noted that Operation Epic Fury was specifically designed to solve this problem permanently. By annihilating the regime’s navy, missile sites, and drone factories, the U.S. is stripping the terrorist Iranian regime of the very tools they use to hold the global economy hostage.
This story is 100% FAKE NEWS.
CNN decided to run this garbage based on three anonymous “sources familiar with discussions.”
This is despite the fact that myself, the Secretary of War, the Secretary of State, and multiple lawmakers (who were actually present for the recent… pic.twitter.com/IchmwpDnO7
— Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) March 13, 2026
While CNN frets over “economic fallout” and “interagency debate,” the adults in the room are focused on the mission. Energy Secretary Chris Wright summed it up perfectly: “To win in life, you’ve got to suffer short-term pain for the long-term gain.”
President Trump, for his part, remains unshakable. While the media wrings its hands over oil prices, Trump reminded the world that stopping Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons is a slightly higher priority than a temporary shift in energy markets.
The media’s “work overtime” to discredit the administration is failing for one simple reason: the results on the battlefield speak louder than anonymous sources.
Meanwhile, CNN will still be looking for its next fake headline.
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