https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2116128769190859099?a=4Aye6-oi3AggzFNy6gc&s=20
A whole lot of baloney there, I won't mention everything.
The US is escorting ships with extremely costly air and marine support, it can't be done perpetually, something has to give.
The carriers stay 1000km or 620 miles away from the Strait. Wonder why? Answer: the Iranian threat is very high.
Iranian Navy is at the bottom of the sea but Iran has many thousands of of those fast, small boats that can be used for various operations. Iran also still has at least a dozen midget submarines, which the Navy is very afraid of. The submarines have been going back and forth to Yemen to support them.
Claim: JD Vance sent letter to Iran. "The tone has completely changed."
On the US side outwardly there's bravado but I think internally desperation. Resume the war and sacrifice the Gulf countries, sacrifice world economy?