As renewed U.S.-Iran clashes around the Strait of Hormuz threaten to unravel another diplomatic pause, an old Chinese proverb offers a useful warning: “You have never truly made a mistake unless you refuse to correct it.” This is more than a moral maxim; it is a principle of governance and statecraft. In politics, leaders are judged not by whether they make mistakes, but by how they respond to them. No president is immune from error, yet history tends to remember those who reassess their decisions before an initial miscalculation becomes an irreversible crisis. Today, more than four months after the United States launched its military campaign against Iran, President Donald Trump’s administration finds itself in strategic limbo. The situation can […]