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    Trump Wants to Secure Hormuz. Here’s What It Would Take: Securing the strait on Iran’s long flank would mean big commitments of warships or a sizable ground operation
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    Trump Wants to Secure Hormuz. Here’s What It Would Take: Securing the strait on Iran’s long flank would mean big commitments of warships or a sizable ground operation


    Trump Wants to Secure Hormuz. Here’s What It Would Take: Securing the strait on Iran’s long flank would mean big commitments of warships or a sizable ground operation

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    1. wheninrome5000 on

      Submission statement: A WSJ analysis of the options for securing the strait by US forces. This is a gift link (I am paying subscriber to the WSJ).

      “Experts estimate it could take two ships per tanker, or a dozen ships to guard convoys of five to 10 tankers, to have the necessary air defenses. The short distances involved make shooting down missiles and drones much more difficult.”

    2. 1-randomonium on

      The easiest solution is to just declare “Mission Accomplished” and stop the strikes, which is what he did last year. Iran would have to reopen the Strait because of Russian and Chinese pressure and because their own economy needs the oil trade to continue.

      Trump’s ego and Netanyahu’s poll numbers won’t allow them to do that so they are instead arrogantly declaring that it’s the responsibility of the rest of the world to contribute the warships needed to secure the Strait, so that they won’t have to worry about American and Israeli sailors being killed by drones or mines and sent home in body bags in an election year.

    3. slo1111 on

      You would have to control every foot of the Iranian coastline to stop sea drones. Good.luck.with that

    4. No-Economics-6781 on

      If they are going to, please don’t bomb the Portuguese fort that’s been there for 400 years. Thanks.

    5. MarcusAurelius1815 on

      Iran has said it will allow all countries bar Israel and US to pass through. No incentive do other countries to join in now.

      Great move by Iran

    6. Tacarub on

      just read the history and dardanelles campaign . and you know that its really difficult to do that

    7. thnk_more on

      Quite sad that the only plan to secure Hormuz comes from a newspaper, two weeks after trump and Bibi start their “stay out of jail” war.

    10. waaait_whaaat on

      The Strait being closed is mutually assured destruction. Leaving it closed for too long eventually puts pressure on other countries to do something about it, most notably China, which is Iran’s most important ally. So it’s not a sustainable situation regardless.

    11. Intro-Nimbus on

      “There is nothing blocking the strait, if Iran would just stop attacking ships in the strait”

      Must be the most stupid comment on a conflict ever uttered by a minister of defense/war in recorded history.

    13. jinxbob on

      better off throwing money at pipelines through Oman and saudia I think and structurally nullifying the straight

    14. Viidesmies on

      If you hate America, then this war must feel like winning the Super Bowl or FIFA World Cup.