According to US media reports, former Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated that President Trump's handling of the issue of the Strait of Hormuz was like an arsonist setting a fire and then rushing to put it out. The chaos in the Strait now is a direct result of the conflict itself.
He stressed that the challenge Trump has is that he's really put himself into a corner over the last few weeks, and that's going to be very hard to get out of.
"The president has to decide whether he wants to, if there's no durable agreement reached in two weeks. Either, as you said, go back to war, and that means, what does that mean? An escalation of air power, ground troops, highly risky, highly costly. Or is there some kind of negotiation and a negotiation that probably has to give something to the Iranians, including the possibility of continuing to collect tolls in the Strait of Hormuz and enriching themselves in the process, maybe sanctions relief," he said.
"And that's why I say this looks right now like tactical success, but strategic failure," he added.
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