Piracy is easy, as is stopping it. Just takes time. 80s tanker war took 5 years. This should be shorter. Unlike Reagan, who barely grazed Iran, Trump is literally killing Iran’s leadership and their kin. The keeps up, Iran is gonna be fighting with kitchen knives and farm implements.
Don’t forget the tariffs... :-)
Of course no one in the US wants to consider the Chinese or Russian solutions to the “problem of Iran.”
Russia, for example, has partnered with the Iranian government to create the International North–South Transport Corridor (INSTC), a 7,200-kilometer network linking the Indian Ocean to northern Europe through Iran and Russia. That mutually beneficial infrastructure project enriches both countries by tens of billions of dollars and enhances security and cooperation.
China and Iran have inked 25-Year $400 billion infrastructure project that encompasses energy, transportation, technology, and high speed rail.
These are “deals” Mr. Art of the Deal should have been signing for the benefit of American citizens and security of the region.
The only reason this project is greenlighted it is because Israel can’t do anything about it. It’s a shame America is required to dismiss Russia, China and Iran as enemies from which nothing can be learned. You should ask yourself which strategy has a greater chance of long-term success.