Things look to be going Iran’s way, at least as long as Val Jarret is POTUS. Why, now, would they want to close the Strait, which also happens to be their only oil connection to the global market?
Iran is in tight with Russia. They have lined their shore line with anti ship missiles for a reason.
Why did the 0bama administration back the Arab Spring insurrections? To advance an agenda, perhaps?
The world is in for a very precarious time for the next 2 years. Nothing can be ruled out at this point.