{"id":1876680,"date":"2026-04-10T22:49:44","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T19:49:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1876680"},"modified":"2026-04-10T22:49:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T19:49:44","slug":"no-strategy-just-panic-bolton-says-of-trumps-iran-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1876680","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;No strategy, just panic,&#8217; Bolton says of Trump&#8217;s Iran war"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/76744535_6.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"sk6xmai\">\n<div class=\"a17o045m\">\n<div class=\"av-wrapper\">\n<h1 aria-label=\"Video \u2014 'No strategy, just panic,' Bolton says of Trump's Iran war\" class=\"dy75pgs headline h1du6kc5 l1ozsu87 p1s74fjj s16w0xvi sngcpkw b1fzgn0z\"><span>&#8216;No strategy, just panic,&#8217; Bolton says of Trump&#8217;s Iran war<\/span><\/h1>\n<div data-tracking-name=\"video-player\" class=\"hh5424a av-player pd4yz45\">\n<div class=\"bg-poster\">\n<div><video controls playsinline data-duration=\"17:21\" data-play-btn-title=\"Play video\" dir=\"ltr\" id=\"video-76744564\" poster=\"image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=\" preload=\"none\" class=\"dw-player video-js vjs-fluid\"><source src=\"https:\/\/hlsvod.dw.com\/i\/dwtv_video\/flv\/je_\/je_20260104_Pohl_Bolton_Interview_,AVC_480x270,AVC_512x288,AVC_640x360,AVC_960x540,AVC_1280x720,AVC_1920x1080,.mp4.csmil\/master.m3u8\" type=\"application\/x-mpegURL\" \/><\/video><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-area sa7l9jt s9mg977\">\n<section data-tracking-name=\"sharing-icons-inline\" class=\"c75t7t0 hh5424a in-line closed\">\n<div class=\"copy-button-wrapper closed\"><span class=\"svdcmki\">https:\/\/p.dw.com\/p\/5C0lY<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text l1evdo4u blt0baw s16w0xvi rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">\n<p>Former US National Security Adviser John Bolton criticizes US President <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/us-president-donald-trump-russia-ukraine-israel-gaza-tariffs-trade-war\/t-19434433\">Donald Trump<\/a>&#8216;s\u00a0Iran strategy, saying that the US president &#8220;simply doesn&#8217;t understand much about the wider world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/us-israel-war-with-iran\/t-76168615\">US-Iran relations remains exgtremely tense<\/a> and Vice President JD Vance heads into high-stakes talks, Bolton warns of escalation risks, unclear objectives and growing instability in the Middle East.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"vjs-no-js\">To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that <a href=\"https:\/\/videojs.com\/html5-video-support\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">supports HTML5 video<\/a><\/p>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text l1evdo4u blt0baw s16w0xvi rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">\n<p>Former US National Security Adviser John Bolton criticizes US President <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/us-president-donald-trump-russia-ukraine-israel-gaza-tariffs-trade-war\/t-19434433\">Donald Trump<\/a>&#8216;s\u00a0Iran strategy, saying that the US president &#8220;simply doesn&#8217;t understand much about the wider world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/us-israel-war-with-iran\/t-76168615\">US-Iran relations remains exgtremely tense<\/a> and Vice President JD Vance heads into high-stakes talks, Bolton warns of escalation risks, unclear objectives and growing instability in the Middle East.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Former US National Security Adviser John Bolton criticizes US President <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/us-president-donald-trump-russia-ukraine-israel-gaza-tariffs-trade-war\/t-19434433\">Donald Trump<\/a>&#8216;s\u00a0Iran strategy, saying that the US president &#8220;simply doesn&#8217;t understand much about the wider world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/us-israel-war-with-iran\/t-76168615\">US-Iran relations remains exgtremely tense<\/a> and Vice President JD Vance heads into high-stakes talks, Bolton warns of escalation risks, unclear objectives and growing instability in the Middle East.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/iran-war-donald-trump-john-bolton\/video-76744564&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; 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