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President Donald Trump has reportedly been furious with his "handpicked general" over delays to reopen the Strait of Hormuz amid the ongoing war with Iran, accordingPresident Donald Trump has reportedly been furious with his "handpicked general" over delays to reopen the Strait of Hormuz amid the ongoing war with Iran, according

Trump furious at 'handpicked general' over Iran war strategy: report

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2026/03/17 00:03
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President Donald Trump has reportedly been furious with his "handpicked general" over delays to reopen the Strait of Hormuz amid the ongoing war with Iran, according to reports Monday.

Gen. Dan Caine was selected by Trump and the president apparently doesn't understand why the top military leader hasn't forced the oil route to reopen "despite Caine having repeatedly briefed him on the likely closure of the waterway ahead of the war," The Daily Beast reported.

Trump apparently pushed back on Caine and was in disbelief last week in an Oval Office meeting over why the reopening wasn't happening faster.

"The option under discussion is to have the U.S. Navy escort commercial shipping through the strait," according to The Beast.

Although that plan could take weeks, it would require more resources, including ships, defensive systems and additional attacks on Iranian weapons along the channel, The New York Times reported.

"In multiple briefings ahead of the war, Caine had repeatedly warned Trump that Iran could respond to any American attacks by closing the strait, The Wall Street Journal reported last week. Trump is said to have responded by arguing that Iran would likely surrender before even having time to shut down the waterway," according to The Beast.

Trump reportedly spent the weekend at Mar-a-Lago begging for help to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. As oil prices were surging in the U.S., Trump — who had earlier rejected an offer of help from the UK — spoke with Prime Minister Keir Starmer and pressed him to send warships to open the key oil shipment route, as well as reaching out to the leadership in China.

The move comes as Iran launches increased strikes on other Middle East countries with financial ties to the U.S., CNN reported.

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