Event Brief
Four options for responding to Iran’s Strait stance
Filed: Jul 15, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET
Summary: The article lays out four possible courses of action if an air campaign cannot stop Iranian missile threats.
WHO: Holmes
WHAT: Proposes four courses of action: walk away and harm alliances, resume full bombardment, mount a ground war, or run an indefinite blockade-and-escort mission.
WHEN: Jul 15, 2026 at 12:04 PM ET
WHERE: Iran
WHY: Tehran treats the Strait of Hormuz as non-negotiable and no air campaign eliminates every missile.
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