— NEW: US intelligence agencies have assessed that #Iran can now effectively shut down the Strait of #Hormuz at will — a powerful new capability acquired as a direct result of the war, three sources tell CNN. “We have now handed Iran de facto control over the strait — a weapon more powerful than any nuke,” one source familiar with the assessments tells CNN. Iran has also learned it can leverage targeted strikes against Gulf energy infrastructure and potentially deploy Houthi forces to close