US Defence Secretary Hegseth says forces are postured to restart combat operations if Iran chooses poorly and doesn't agree to a deal
Importance
Level 1
- The message to Iran is that the US is watching Iran.
- Urges Iran to choose wisely.
- US is reloading with more power than ever before.
- We are ready to go, but would rather not do it.
- Iran likes to say it controls the Strait of Hormuz, but it has no way.
- Threatening to shoot at commercial ships is not control; it's piracy.
- Iran's energy industry in Iran is not destroyed yet; the US blockade is shutting down exports.
- US navy controls traffic going in and out of the Strait because US has a navy and Iran does not anymore.
- Cannot control anything with a lack of navy.
- Need to make sure Iran never obtains a nuclear weapon.
- Until Iran chooses a prosperous future, the US will maintain the blockade.