Pentagon Secretly Makes Dire Prediction About Trump’s War Chaos

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The Pentagon warned Congress that clearing the Strait of Hormuz could take six months, despite President Donald Trump’s insistence just days ago that Iran was removing all the mines from the critical oil passage.

The dire assessment on the longer timeline was shared with House lawmakers during a classified briefing on Tuesday, https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/04/22/iran-hormuz-mines/" rel="" target="_self" title="https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/04/22/iran-hormuz-mines/">The Washington Post reported.

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