“The problem is that there is really no good way to open up the Strait of Hormuz by force, given the fact that the Iranians can keep it closed with just a small number of really cheap drones,” said Jennifer Kavanagh, director of military analysis at Defense Priorities.
“This is the point that a lot of us made before the war even started, that the challenges that Iran posed are political challenges that need a political solution. Iran’s ballistic missile infrastructures, nuclear program, these are things that require a political solution. And it is the same with this issue,” Kavanagh said. “There’s no military solution to this, because even if you get it open now, what keeps it open?”
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