{"id":21133,"date":"2026-03-13T10:15:45","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T14:15:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluewire.news\/wordpress\/?p=21133"},"modified":"2026-03-13T10:17:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T14:17:49","slug":"trumps-war-iran-hits-back-as-evidence-mounts-the-trump-botched-it-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluewire.news\/wordpress\/2026\/03\/13\/trumps-war-iran-hits-back-as-evidence-mounts-the-trump-botched-it-all\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump&#8217;s War: Iran Hits Back as Evidence Mounts the Trump and Hegseth Botched It All"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Looks like all that &#8220;proper prior planning&#8221; never happened.<\/p>\n<p><em>NY Times<\/em>: Weakened by War, Iran Hits Back by Strangling a Vital Waterway &#8211; read it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/03\/12\/us\/politics\/strait-of-hormuz-iran-war.html\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>HuffPo<\/em>: Trump Administration Didn&#8217;t Anticipate Iran&#8217;s Willingness To Close Strait Of Hormuz &#8211; read it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/latest-news-live-updates_n_69ae9a51e4b0fe5c2e757cb8\/liveblog_69b388c5e4b0a41ddfc548c0\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Also <em>HuffPo<\/em>: Hegseth Says U.S. Doesn&#8217;t Need To Worry About Iran Blocking The Strait Of Hormuz &#8211; read it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/latest-news-live-updates_n_69ae9a51e4b0fe5c2e757cb8\/liveblog_69b3fec0e4b05771d5b201d9\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>WaPo<\/em>: 4 dead after U.S. Air Force refueler crashes in Iraq while supporting Iran war &#8211; read it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national-security\/2026\/03\/12\/kc-135-crash-iraq-iran\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>NBC: &#8216;Already won&#8217; or &#8216;got to finish the job&#8217;: The Trump administration&#8217;s mixed messages on Iran &#8211; read it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/trump-administration\/trump-administration-iran-statements-rcna263243\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>NY Times<\/em>: Hegseth\u2019s Boasts of \u2018Maximum\u2019 Engagement Authorities Face Scrutiny After School Is Hit &#8211; read it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/03\/13\/us\/politics\/hegseth-iran-war-rules.html\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>PBS: Iran&#8217;s new supreme leader vows continued retaliation across Gulf and oil routes &#8211; read it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/show\/irans-new-supreme-leader-vows-continued-retaliation-across-gulf-and-oil-routes\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Reuters: Stocks Fall As Iran War Keeps Oil Just Above $100, Upends Rate Outlook &#8211; read it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/iran-war-financial-markets_n_69b3f0e4e4b0a41ddfc567b8?origin=home-latest-news-unit\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>PBS: Iran-linked hackers take aim at U.S. and other targets, raising risk of cyberattacks during war &#8211; read it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/world\/iran-linked-hackers-take-aim-at-u-s-and-other-targets-raising-risk-of-cyberattacks-during-war\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Guardian<\/em>: Merz rebukes US for temporarily lifting sanctions on Russian oil &#8211; read it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2026\/mar\/13\/iran-war-oil-prices-russian-sanctions-lifted\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Robert Reich: Trump Is Cornered in Iran. 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