Opinion - CNN was right about the war, and I was wrong

The author admits conservatives (including himself) were wrong to dismiss CNN’s reporting that the Trump White House hadn’t planned for Iran closing the Strait of Hormuz — and offers an apology.
Trump signed a 60‑day memorandum with Iran that reopens the Strait but lifts sanctions, frees frozen funds, allows Iran to keep its nuclear and missile programs, and creates large reconstruction financing.
The piece frames the deal as a humiliating, inept surrender that costs U.S. leverage (and lives), while potentially emboldening Iran.