Iran conflict preparations US order; Hormuz warning

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CCTV relays October 7 U.S. media reports, citing several U.S. officials, that the Pentagon recently instructed CENTCOM to prepare for a resumption of major operations against Iran. No restart date was given and Trump had not made a final decision. In the same coherent bulletin, Iranian media report senior IRGC adviser Naghdi's October 7 assertion that Iran fully controls the closed Strait of Hormuz and will soon close the few routes he calls illegal. He says the strait will not reopen unless Iran's demands are met. The reported preparatory order is not authorization or an actual strike, and the threatened additional route closures are not established completed closures.

CCTV cites Axios reporting that the Pentagon instructed CENTCOM several days before October 7 to complete preparations for renewed major operations against Iran. No start date or final Trump decision is reported. Possible U.S.–Israeli coordination and election timing remain source expectations; Wang Jin interprets the publicity and deployments as coercive pressure and predicts a high risk of renewed conflict. Kan's October 8 report also attributes the CENTCOM preparations to American media, identifies nuclear, strategic and energy targets, says Trump has not authorized an attack and describes possible Israeli participation. Vardi interprets the continuing forces and blockade as options and pressure while discussing avoidance of miscalculation. Its same-day Trump deferral statement is a separately bounded occurrence; neither report independently verifies the instruction or its original date. Xinwen Lianbo's October 8 brief and preview repeat the U.S.-official/media-sourced preparatory instruction, no specified restart date and Trump's absence of a final decision. The separate Naghdi Hormuz statement is excluded from this occurrence. This compatible shorter account does not independently establish the order's exact original day.