Military & Defense
Strait of Fire
Following Israeli strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities — enabled by U.S. intelligence and forward basing, a fact Tehran has declared constitutes co-belligerence — the IRGC Navy has mined the Strait of Hormuz and is running drone and fast-attack harassment against commercial tankers. Roughly 20 percent of the world's daily oil supply is trapped; crude has doubled in nine days. Gulf partners demand action while hedging toward Beijing. The President faces a core contradiction: the military options that could reopen the Strait soonest carry the highest risk of the broader regional war he campaigned against; the diplomatic options that limit escalation risk may cede initiative and accelerate Gulf partners' drift toward China. You are the National Security Advisor. You own the inter-agency process and the President's decision memo.
Your seatNational Security Advisor to the President of the United States · National Security Council, Executive Office of the President
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