CIA Says Iran Can Outlast U.S. Blockade On Strait Of Hormuz For Months: Report [View all]
Source: Huff Post
May 7, 2026, 01:14 PM EDT | Updated 4 hours ago
A recent confidential intelligence analysis concluded Iran can endure the Trump administration’s naval blockade on the Strait of Hormuz for several more months before facing severe economic consequences, four people familiar with the assessment told The Washington Post on Thursday.
The CIA analysis was reportedly delivered to policymakers this week, as the administration tries to convince the public the war has been an overwhelming victory for the U.S. and that the blockade on Iranian ports has significantly hurt the country.
“Their missiles are mostly decimated. They have probably 18, 19%, but not a lot by comparison to what they had,” President Donald Trump said Wednesday. “And their leaders are all dead. So I think we won. Now we have to get what we have to get. If we don’t do that, we’ll have to go a big step further.”
The CIA analysis, however, allegedly concluded Tehran retains about 75% of its prewar inventory of mobile launchers and about 70% of prewar missile stockpiles – even assembling new missiles that were almost done when the U.S. and Israel launched the war on Feb. 28, according to the Post.
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Link to WaPo REPORT - https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/05/07/cia-intelligence-iran-trump-blockade-missiles/
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