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Karoline Leavitt @PressSec - This is the pathetic “clarification” issued by CNN on their fake story. Still waiting on @ZcohenCNN to delete his completely inaccurate post.  
https://x.com/PressSec/status/2032485512317931527

Karoline Leavitt @PressSec -  Quote
Tom Cotton @SenTomCotton
As Chairman of the Intelligence Committee, let me make clear:  whoever leaked this lied. 
CNN should do some fact-checking. 
The U.S. has planned for Iran to try to close the strait for decades.
https://x.com/PressSec/status/2032461338073510283

Karoline Leavitt @PressSec -  Quote
Tim Sheehy @TimSheehyMT
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://x.com/PressSec/status/2032461269337354311

Karoline Leavitt @PressSec - 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 classified briefing) have directly disputed this false reporting. 
THE TRUTH: The Pentagon has been planning for Iran’s desperate and reckless closure of the Strait of Hormuz for DECADES, and it has been part of the Trump Administration’s planning well before Operation Epic Fury was ever launched. 
The idea that Chairman Cain and Secretary Hegseth weren’t prepared for this possibility is PREPOSTEROUS. The President was fully briefed on it, and a goal of the Operation itself, to annihilate the terrorist Iranian regime’s navy, missiles, drone production infrastructure, and other threat capabilities is quite literally intended to deprive them of their ability to close the Strait.
President Trump will not allow rogue Iranian terrorists to stop the freedom of navigation and the free flow of energy.
Wiping out these terrorists who indiscriminately target civilians and attempt to hold the global economy hostage is part of the ongoing noble U.S. mission.
The Fake News is working overtime to discredit President Trump, his Administration, and our U.S. Military, all of whom are working 24/7 to eliminate the threat of the Iranian regime.
It’s a complete disgrace to witness this from the media, and we will keep fighting back against it.
https://x.com/PressSec/status/2032461051493511299

Karoline Leavitt @PressSec - Thank you to ABC News for issuing a correction to this story. 
The problem? Their original, misleading story received 10M views and panicked people across the country. 
The correction only has 100K views. 
Fake News is real and it is dangerous. 
The Trump White House is working 24/7 to keep up with it all and fight back.
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ABC News @ABC
Mar 12
UPDATE: The FBI has posted a fuller version of its alert to California authorities, which includes that the information was unverified. The latest version of this story has been updated with the full statement.
https://abcnews.com/US/fbi-warns-iran-aspired-attack-california-drones-retaliation/story?id=130973820
4:51 AM · Mar 13, 2026
https://x.com/PressSec/status/2032378963381608725
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