My nephew was a Sniper School Instructor with three combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. When he left the Army, he formed a company to provide armed security in the Indian Ocean for protection from Somali pirates. They were very successful.
Doing the same thing in he Persian Gulf is an entirely kettle of fish as explained in the aritcle. Using private security forces against Iranian organized military forces in those waters is beyond foolish, like sending mercenaries up against the Waffen SS. When you are considering using deadly force, you have to understand your limitations and the capabilities of your adversary. This fight is one for the big boys.
The Royal Navy (finally) squared off with the Iranian Navy, protecting a British tanker with a missile carrier and a hovering attack helicopter and daring the IRGS to attack.
The Iranians decided they’d made a mistake and retreated. No “Allahu Akbar! We keel you!!!” for them.
They can use this Shiite “We love death more than you love life!” bullcorn for just so long. Mullahs wanna go home at night, too.
The next U.S. response needs to be a drone that takes out 138 million bucks of Iranian military assets.