What A U.S.-Iran Naval War Of 2019 Could Look Like

From The Cutting Edge:

James Holmes, National Interest: The U.S.-Iran Naval War of 2019: What It Could Look Like

Would Iran close the Strait of Hormuz, could it, and would the United States reply by force of arms if Tehran made the attempt?

Maybe, maybe, and yes. There is precedent: it assailed merchant and naval shipping during the “Tanker War” of the 1980s. Then, it was attacking the export earnings of its archfoe Iraq. The United States, the mullahs’ Great Satan, isn’t nearly so dependent as was Saddam Hussein’s Iraq on merchantmen plying the Persian Gulf. Washington nonetheless sees important interests at stake in this contested waterway—and that gives Tehran an opportunity to inflict pain should it choose.

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WNU Editor: The Iranians have the home advantage. That means a lot in any conflict.

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