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President Donald Trump has rightly declared the Iran \u201ccease-fire\u201d to be dead and even more rightly made getting the Strait of Hormuz permanently opened his top priority.<\/p>\n

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All his minions should get the message: Win the Battle of Hormuz.<\/p>\n

Use all the force it takes; anything diplomacy can do (and we don\u2019t see much) is just an added plus. <\/p>\n

Tehran\u2019s proved its promises mean nothing: No sooner had the prez threatened serious consequences if Iran failed to declare the Strait of Hormuz open than it defiantly attacked a commercial ship and declared it closed<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey agreed to a deal yesterday,\u201d Trump reported Sunday. \u201cNo nuclear, no this, no that . . . And then within an hour, they launched a drone at a ship.\u201d<\/p>\n

But let\u2019s be clear here: The goal is to enforce the right to free navigation of international waters.<\/p>\n

That is, safe passage for commercial ships and no tolls by anyone, including the United States.<\/p>\n

Tehran is claiming it<\/em> owns the Strait. Iran\u2019s leaders (i.e., the ones controlling the missiles and drones that threaten shipping) see control of the waterway, with<\/em> tolls, as their way to wring victory from the jaws of defeat.<\/p>\n

Yet the prime purpose of the US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding was to get the Strait open while US negotiators finalized Iran\u2019s supposed concessions \u2014 above all, a verifiable end to its pursuit of nukes.<\/p>\n

Now that the regime\u2019s shown it has no intention of ever <\/em>opening the Strait (nor making genuine nuke concessions), it\u2019s abundantly clear the MoU (and any future agreement) was a sucker\u2019s game.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, securing free passage of that waterway is a must: The world depends on the Strait for more than 20% of its oil; its closure strangles global economic growth and plagues US consumers even if our economy still grows.<\/p>\n

More important is the principle: No power grabs allowed over any<\/em> international waterway.<\/p>\n

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Freedom of navigation has served the world well for centuries, and serves the Free World far better than any other arrangement. <\/p>\n

The US blockade of Iran\u2019s ports (which the prez resumed on Monday) is a separate matter \u2014 a longtime feature of warfare; that followed restoration of Iranian sanctions and renewed airstrikes.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s great that he declared the \u201cU.S.A. will be, from this point forward, known as \u2018THE GUARDIAN OF THE HORMUZ STRAIT\u2019 .\u201d<\/p>\n

But his vow that Washington will \u201cbe reimbursed, at the rate of 20% on all cargo shipped,\u201d to cover the costs to secure the Strait would make our nation a capo <\/em>instead of a cop.<\/p>\n

Yes, other nations should share the burden, but, again: Freedom of navigation means no tolls, period. <\/p>\n

Otherwise, regional powers will move on every <\/em>global chokepoint \u2014 and the civilized world will lose the most.<\/p>\n

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Fine: Cushioned from most of the pain of US airstrikes, Tehran\u2019s leaders have shown they\u2019re not truly ready to give up. <\/p>\n

So the United States must step up attacks \u2014 end the limited \u201ctit for tat\u201d strikes; hit whatever regime targets are needed to pull Tehran\u2019s fangs.<\/p>\n

Maybe take Kharg Island . . . and why not start seizing Iranian tankers?<\/p>\n

If Iran truly wants a deal, it needs to agree to a permanently open Strait before any other talks proceed. <\/p>\n

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Tehran\u2019s words are meaningless until its actions <\/em>prove it\u2019s admitting defeat.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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