re: #341 Unshaken Defiance

Yeah, when have we not had warships near Iran in the last few Presidents?

The US has had ships in the Persian Gulf since the 1970s (at least). We have a base in Qatar Bahrain (fixed). We regularly run Navy ships thru the Strait of Hormuz as a matter of course under Law of the Seas. We do littoral water training there as well.

But with Trump, keeping a minor incident (or non-incident) from turning into a war may hinge on who is in local command at the time.