The US could use its military power to ensure the waterway remains operable as it did in the Iran-Iraq Tanker War The threat was different: conventional air strikes, Iranian Revolutionary Guard speedboats, and the occasional frigate or mine. Washington responded with the largest convoy operation since the Second World War – up to 30 US Navy warships were involve... [4435 chars]
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