Operations & Intelligence Failures — 2026-03-20

IC Directors Dodge Key Questions on Strait of Hormuz, Russian Support to Iran

IC directors refused to answer specific SSCI questions: whether Trump requested a Strait of Hormuz closure assessment before hostilities, whether IC warned of Russian intelligence support to Iran, and the war's impact on NATO arms pipeline to Ukraine. Acting NSA Director Hartman and DIA Director Adams were similarly evasive on all three points.

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