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...
I. Introduction
The next time you pull up to a gas station and see $4.52 on the pump — which is the national average in the United States as of May 10, 2026 — ask yourself a simple question: What does this actually cost to make?
Not what OPEC decides to charge. Not what Wall Street speculators bid up in the futures market. Not what the Pentagon adds on through wars in the...
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