Mona Yakoubian

The threat the U.S.

could strike this weekend speaks to the uncertainty some former officials, like Mona Yakoubian, who is now at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, say is turning into a, quote, frozen conflict that could extend for months.

She called that a kind of half solution where Trump's constant threats and the potential retaliation impair any real movement toward economic repair or economic growth.

Franco, Ordonez, NPR News.

The bigger fear is also just that there is no resolution.

Or there's a resolution that leads to Iran's retaining de facto control over the Strait of Hormuz and Iran being able to continue to be disruptive.

The bigger fear is also just that there is no resolution.

Or there's a resolution that leads to Iran's retaining de facto control over the Strait of Hormuz and Iran being able to continue to be disruptive.

The bigger fear is also just that there is no resolution or there's a resolution that leads to Iran's retaining de facto control over the Strait of Hormuz and Iran being able to continue to be disruptive.