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The White House is considering an option to end the Iran military campaign without reopening the Strait of Hormuz, leaving the task to allies in the Gulf and in Europe, according to the Wall Street Journal. The proposal would get U.S. forces out of the conflict quickly, satisfying the president’s goal of a rapid in-and-out action; it would also leave Iran in control of the sole route to market for 13 percent of the world’s oil and 20 percent of its LNG. If sustained over the long term, this would be a significant strategic gain for Iran.
In public, the president has demanded that the strait be reopened, and has threatened to blow up Iran’s electrical stations, desalination plants and oil wells if Iranian forces continue to throttle traffic in the waterway. In private, senior administration officials have quietly hinted that the president has other priorities and, as one official told MS NOW, « wants to move on. »
Read more in an article from The Maritime Executive.