
Trump and the World Face Another Iranian ‘Strait’-jacket
Iran has again closed the Strait of Hormuz, which means it won’t allow ships to travel through its territorial waters (which used to be international), and it will fire on ships trying to traverse Oman’s waters. Which is what it did yesterday by firing on two vessels. In response, the U.S. escalated its attacks, hitting some 140 targets in Iran. For once, Secretary of Defense/War Pete Hegseth had a great pithy comment: “Iran made a poor choice. Now they pay.” Of course, the world is paying too, as the Strait is the route for 20 percent of the world’s oil supply, as well as for fertilizer. As part of the memorandum of understanding (MOU) that Trump and Iran signed, the Strait was supposed to be open, but yesterday, Iran announced it was closing it. Some negotiations toward a settlement, however, were still ongoing in Oman before Iran yesterday opened up a drone-and-missile barrage in retaliation for the U.S. attack. Oman was one of the Islamic Republic’s targets. Iran’s non-military leaders seem intent on closing a deal and keeping the Strait open, but the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) sees things differently and is responsible for attacks on ships in the
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