US has ‘no plan’ for Iran war and Strait of Hormuz, senators say after briefing

US has ‘no plan’ for Iran war and Strait of Hormuz, senators say after briefing Submitted by Oscar Rickett on Wed, 03/11/2026 - 12:40 Following behind closed doors briefing from Trump administration officials, Democratic senators condemn 'complete incoherence' Senator Elizabeth Warren speaks to reporters on the day of classified briefings for the Senate Armed Services Committee on Operation Epic Fury and the situation in Iran, 10 March 2026 (Kylie Cooper/Reuters) Off Democratic senators said on Tuesday night that the US has “no plan” for the war on Iran , after President Donald Trump’s administration conducted a two-hour behind-closed-doors briefing for the Senate Armed Services Committee. This absence of any coordinated strategic thinking extends to the Strait of Hormuz, the world’s most important energy chokepoint, regime change in Iran and the Islamic Republic's nuclear programme. Following the Trump administration’s briefing on Tuesday, a procession of opposition senators came out to condemn what they described as the illegality, incoherence and lies surrounding the war, with Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland saying Trump was simply doing what Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had wanted to do for 40 years.