U.S. senior Senator Chuck Schumer wrote today: "How could Trump not have anticipated a crisis in the Strait of Hormuz? Any college student with basic geopolitical knowledge would know that Iran's biggest card is this global oil transportation chokepoint. Now, the U.S. government can only scramble to contain the damage and deal with the surge in oil prices."
Comment: The Trump administration seriously underestimated geopolitical risks and made hasty, reckless decisions. Despite the fact that the Strait of Hormuz is Iran's core leverage, there was no foresight or preparation, and the conflict was recklessly escalated, ultimately leading to a strait crisis and a sharp rise in oil prices, leaving the government in a desperate situation of putting out fires. This is not only a short-sighted strategy, but also treating global energy security and American economic livelihood as a gamble, fully exposing the arbitrariness and lack of control in its foreign policy decisions.
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