US planners underestimated Iran’s leverage over the Hormuz chokepoint
TL;DR
The Pentagon and National Security Council reportedly underestimated Iran’s willingness to close the Strait of Hormuz in response to US strikes, sidelining interagency input on potential economic fallout; as a result, naval escorts for oil tankers are not yet in place and the administration is weighing measures to ease energy prices amid ongoing conflict.
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- How Trump and His Advisers Miscalculated Iran’s Response to War The New York Times
- The question isn’t whether Trump is clueless about the war in Iran, it’s why MS NOW
- Burgum: Report Trump administration caught flat-footed on oil prices ‘completely fake news’ The Hill
- The miscalculation keeping Trump at war with Iran The Telegraph
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