How Trump and his advisers miscalculated Iran’s response to war
- Mark MazzettiTyler PagerEdward Wong
- New York Times Mar 12, 2026, 15:34 IST IST
On February 18, as President Donald Trump weighed whether to launch military attacks on Iran, Chris Wright, the energy secretary, told an interviewer he was not concerned that the looming war might disrupt oil supplies in the Middle East and wreak havoc in energy markets.