{"id":21971,"date":"2026-05-06T20:35:49","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T20:35:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/videos\/21971\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T20:35:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T20:35:49","slug":"trump-is-in-a-state-of-utter-confusion-over-the-strait-of-hormuz-says-former-adviser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/videos\/21971\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Trump is in a state of utter confusion&#8217; over the Strait of Hormuz, says former adviser"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title = \"&#039;Trump is in a state of utter confusion&#039; over the Strait of Hormuz, says former adviser\"   width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GlnKX6uCPGQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>\n&#8216;Trump is in a state of utter confusion&#8217; over the Strait of Hormuz, says former adviser<br \/>\n<br \/>\nFormer national security adviser to Donald Trump John Bolton has spoken to Sky News about Donald Trump&#8217;s chances of making a deal with Iran.<\/p>\n<p>The US president has suggested a deal with Iran is imminent but is threatening retribution if it doesn&#8217;t happen.<\/p>\n<p>But Bolton said: &#8220;I think we&#8217;re in a state of utter confusion now, at least Trump is in a state of utter confusion.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He went on to say the &#8220;operation to open the Strait of Hormuz was an entirely sensible thing for him to do&#8221; 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