Eric Prince, founder of the private military firm Blackwater, claimed that former President Donald Trump received poor counsel on a planned operation against Iran, describing the effort as inadequately planned. When asked how he would have handled the mission, Prince said he has an idea but will not disclose it publicly. According to the Financial Times, Prince discussed more details off the record, but only confirmed that his proposal was not the 14‑point cease‑fire agreement that Trump later signed in Versailles.