[rdcbn1]

It is more likely that the Marines will secure the Straits of Hormuz but it would be a very good idea to secure the Kharg, Island oil facilities to protect the the facility from destruction by the IRGC on their way out just like Saddam's lighting the Iraqi oil fields on fire back in the Desert Storm days.

[monkeyshine]

I think it may be a broader campaign if we wanted to secure the straits by taking the land adjacent to the water. It’s not great terrain and it’s a lot of land to hold. Not suggesting it can’t be held, just would be a more difficult task likely requiring a lot more troops.