The New York Times: The Trump administration severely misjudged the impact of the Iran situation and had no response plan

According to a report by The New York Times, prior to the commencement of military strikes against Iran, both Trump and his advisors downplayed the impact of Iran's economic warfare through the Strait of Hormuz, believing that oil prices would rise temporarily before falling back. Now, the severity of this miscalculation has been laid bare in recent days.

After Trump administration officials gave a closed-door briefing to lawmakers on Tuesday, Connecticut Democratic Senator Christopher S. Murphy stated on social media that the government has "no plan whatsoever" for the Strait of Hormuz and "doesn't know how to safely reopen it."

According to interviews conducted by the newspaper, within the U.S. government, some officials are pessimistic due to the lack of a clear strategy to end the war. However, they are cautiously avoiding expressing this directly to the president, as Trump has repeatedly claimed that the military operation was a complete success. (Jin10)