Doocy: You said: they hit Qatar, Saudi Arabia UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait nobody expected that. We were shocked. Are you surprised that nobody briefed you ahead of time that that might be their retaliation?
Trump: Nobody. Nobody. No no no no. The greatest expertsโnobody thought they were going hitโฆ
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community Note on X:
โWhy Iran Will Escalateโ by Nate Swanson, a longtime Iran policy adviser and analyst, was published in Foreign Affairs on Feb. 24, 2026. 4 days before the conflict began and warned that U.S. strikes on Iran could trigger escalation and retaliation.
Trump fired his Iran Expert. Surprise!! :blobcatgooglyshrug:
#JD20260317 #JDLinkBlog
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'Actually, the guy who was the point person for Iran at the White House and was fired by the Trump Administration after being Loomered wrote EXACTLY that [โฆ]
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