US preparing for island ground operations in Strait of Hormuz battle |
There is increasing evidence suggesting that the United States is preparing for ground combat action in the battle for the Strait of Hormuz energy chokepoint.
Iran has effectively shuttered that global energy transit artery by attacking international shipping in the area. Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei’s regime senses Hormuz is its key pressure point to push President Donald Trump to end this war on terms favorable to Tehran. Iran knows that its current action is more than enough to deter shipping companies from using the strait. Trump’s provision of insurance guarantees to these companies is an insufficient motive for them to risk making the crossing. As energy prices remain high and volatile, Iran gambles that Trump will give up in fear of Republican prospects in the midterm congressional elections.
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Trump should seek off-ramps to what was always an ill-advised war. But neither Trump nor U.S. interests can afford to lose the Strait of Hormuz battle. Defeat, perceived or real, would greatly undermine America’s credibility........