CNN Reports New Iran Strikes Could Launch "Within 96 Hours" of an Order; Trump's Hormuz Oil Claim Is False

Status: Iran strike timing reported by CNN. Hormuz oil claim: false.
What CNN reported
CNN reports that new strikes on Iran could launch "within 96 hours" of an order, likely after the midterms. This is CNN's reporting; AFNS has not independently confirmed it.
What the President said
"do I make a deal with them, or do I finish them off?" — President Trump on Iran, via CBS News
Fact check: oil through Hormuz
False. President Trump's claim that more oil is moving through the Strait of Hormuz than before the war is false, per CBS News.
Sources
- CNN: U.S. Iran strike plans www.cnn.com
- CBS News live updates: Iran, oil and the Strait of Hormuz www.cbsnews.com
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