Hormuz is not a tool to end the war but how Iran wins the aftermath

More than a month into the second U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, two facts have become clear.First, the conflict is now fundamentally about the future of the Strait of Hormuz. Second, the dilemma of the Strait of Hormuz has no military solution. The risks of any operation to open the channel far exceed what American planners likely imagined, and the odds of a decisive success appear low. As French President Emmanuel Macron recently said, “This was never an option we supported, because it is unrealist...