US media: Trump appears arrogant in public, but is filled with fear inside.

The Wall Street Journal reports that US President Trump seems to have lost his "adventure spirit," while his fears are growing. Previously, in the nearly empty West Wing of the White House, shortly after learning that a US warplane had been shot down in Iran and two pilots were missing, Trump yelled at his aides for hours. He repeatedly said, "The Europeans didn't help at all." According to people who spoke with him, the images of the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis have been haunting him. After the US pilots were rescued, the arrogant president went all in again, attempting to weaken Iran's most powerful bargaining chip—control of the Strait of Hormuz. At the time, Trump tweeted, "Open the Strait, you lunatics." This president, who has always been keen on creating dramatic scenes, applied his unorthodox and extreme style to a war in an even more extreme way. He sometimes adopts a belligerent stance, sometimes a conciliatory strategy, but at the same time, he is agonizing behind the scenes about how far the situation could escalate. He feared that ordering troops into dangerous areas would result in injuries and prevent some from returning home, a situation similar to that of other presidents who had experienced war. (Jin Shi)