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Gabbard deflects when asked on Capitol Hill about intelligence she'd offered Trump before Iran war

Mar 18, 2026Center Right

Democratic senators pressed the U.S. government's top intelligence official at annual worldwide threats hearings Wednesday about the war with Iran, including whether she had advised President Donald Trump that Tehran was likely to block the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial passageway for oil and gas from the Persian Gulf, if attacked.

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