re: #625 ILoveIsrael

~40% of the world’s oil passes through the Straits of Hormuz. Iran controls that passage. They don’t need a powerful navy, just a swarm of small motor boats, laying a bunch of mines in the sea lanes. All you need is to hit one tanker to cause mass panic. Forget economic recovery. To my understanding, the U.S. Navy is not equipped to handle a guerrilla navy consisting of small motorboats. Even if they interdict 90% of them, we could end up in a whole boatload of ***

Iran does not even come close to controlling the Straits of Hormuz. Of course they would create some problems and might get lucky here and there, but for the most part they would be almost completely neutralised in the opening hours of any real conflict.

Do not underestimate the power of the US Airforce and Navy.