Blockade Backfires: The Iran Strait Gamble Undermines Trump's Exit
An analysis argues that Trump’s push for a swift exit from the Iran conflict via a Hormuz blockade—advised by hawkish groups like the FDD—backfired: it failed to deliver sanctions relief or a decisive Iranian capitulation, instead lifting global oil prices, narrowing diplomatic options, and preserving Iran’s leverage over the Strait of Hormuz.