unless said strikes are at least a hundred times disproportionate to the original outrage, the Iranians will just consider it a cost of doing evil business ...
Real effect is what we need. Take out all the distillation towers in an Iranian refinery each time a ship is attacked, etc. They don’t have a lot of refining capacity, so, shortly, move on to any significant refined product storage and import terminals, while distillation towers down are kept down as routine policy.
Let’s see how long the mullahs and IRGC can hang on with no refined products.
A significant bonus here is that China still gets their crude, and global oil markets are not disrupted. However, the message to China will be clear. Trump can have fun posting, too: “Don’t make me angry. You wouldn’t like me when I’m angry.”