Introduction
The Strait of Hormuz is 30 kilometers wide at its narrowest navigable point. This geography creates a compressed battlespace where all actors operate within each other's missile, drone, and surveillance envelopes simultaneously. Iran does not need to control the strait. It only needs to create the perception of risk to disrupt global shipping.
A force-only strategy must target...
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