Early on Wednesday, the United States launched military strikes against Iran, after Iran struck three merchant ships attempting to move through the Strait of Hormuz, as a statement from CENTCOM indicated, “Iran’s demonstrated aggression was unwarranted, dangerous, and a clear violation of the ceasefire.” Following a warning from President Trump, this was followed up by more U.S. attacks, but if you were watching CNN’s reporting of these later actions, you might have been led to believe that the U.S. and Donald Trump were to blame for the new round of violence.
The breaking news came in on CNN’s The Arena, where former Obama aide Jim Sciutto was hosting, and after reading only a portion of the CENTCOM statement explaining the reasons for the latest attacks, he made an outrageous claim, as he brought on White House Correspondent Alayna Treene.
SCIUTTO: U.S. Central Command confirmed that new military strikes are underway in Iran at the order of President Trump. Part of the CENTCOM statement says these strikes are designed to, quote, further degrade Iran’s ability to threaten freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz….This is the second night in a row there have been repeated violations in both directions of this cease fire.
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