An Iranian soldier during a recent military exercise in the Strait of Hormuz. Photo: REUTERS
Could Iran Close the Strait? -- Stephen Bryen and Shoshana Bryen, American Thinker
During the Iran-Iraq war of the 1980s, the United States "reflagged" a number of Kuwaiti oil tankers passing through the narrow and dangerous Strait of Hormuz. The confidence inspired by that action encouraged other tankers to make the trip, and the U.S. Navy was the guarantor of millions of barrels of oil. Today the question of security for tankers in the Strait arises again, with Iran threatening to block the waterway.
How might Iran accomplish this, and what resources could the U.S. bring to counter what would be understood internationally as an act of war? (The Egyptian closure of the Straits of Tiran in May 1967 was the act of war to which Israel responded in June -- the Six-Day War.)
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
Iran and The Straits of Hormuz: Lessons from an almost almost-forgotten tragedy -- Henry Kopel, The Commentator
Preventing a Nuclear Iran, Peacefully -- Shibley Telhami and Steven Kull, New York Times
Iran’s Subsidiary Goal: Disarm Israel -- Jonathan S. Tobin, Commentary
The Burmese regime crumbles -- David Warren, The Ottawa Citizen
North Korea’s transition: do not let contingencies distract from realities -- John Delury and Chung-in Moon, East Asia Forum
Harassment in Egypt -- Washington Post editorial
Zimbabwe’s Unsavory Path to Peace -- Alexander Noyes, New York Times
Scotland creeps toward a Quebec-style constitutional crisis -- Doug Saunders, Globe and Mail
Scottish 'divorce' will throw North's identity into chaos-- Mary Kenny, Independent.ie
Euro debt downgrades spark bailout debate -- Sydney Morning Herald
France downgrade changes nothing -- Michael Pascoe, Sydney Morning Herald
European bailout agency may need bailout -- Hugh de Payns, American Thinker
Dumb Marines, Delighted Media: The Left's nostalgia for My Lai is forever -- Ralph Peters, Family Security Matters
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