— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 According to a U.S. intelligence assessment, Iran can shut down the Strait of Hormuz ‘at will’, with no method for the U.S. military to reopen it by force The assessment indicated that it would be impossible to open the Strait without Iran’s consent, with one U.S. official saying: ‘We have now handed Iran de facto control over the strait, a weapon more powerful than any nuke’. – CNN