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Saturday, February 18, 2012

Strait of Hormuz Shootout?

Reality: If the Iranians block the Strait of Hormuz, the United States will initiate a broad military offensive against specific targets in Iran -- conversely, if the U.S. or Israel bombs Iran's nuclear facilities, Iran will block the narrow strip of water separating Iran from Oman.

Question: What will happen if Iran merely says that they've mined the Strait of Hormuz? It'd be enough to stop all big oil tanker traffic. But would this trigger a U.S./Israeli military response simply because we might be looking for a justifiable cause to bomb their nuclear facilities?

To better understand this, read:
The Week Weekly Magazine:
http://theweek.com/article/index/223677/iran-the-showdown-over-the-strait-of-hormuz

Google:
Strait of Hormuz

YouTube (03:11)
A Threat Assessment in the Strait of Hormuz
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXMhvPMyEho