The US wants to manage the stalemate in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran wants to break it
The US military struck Iran again Tuesday, prompting Tehran to attack Jordan, Bahrain and Kuwait in defiance of a warning from President Donald Trump that any retaliation would see Iran “hit much harder.
Over the weekend, the Washington Post reported that several US military leaders have advised Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that prolonging large-scale operations against Iran is unsustainable and risks weakening the US’ ability to meet threats elsewhere, citing people familiar with a recent assessment prepared for the Pentagon chief.“Neither side wants to return to full-scale war,” Hamidreza Azizi, senior Iran analyst at the International Crisis Group (ICG) think tank, told CNN’s Becky Anderson, adding that Iran’s disruption of traffic in the Strait of Hormuz and the US’ economic pressure on the country are “increasingly becoming unsustainable” for both sides.
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