Former Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent explains to readers that President Trump now has three options on Iran.
Kent says the three options are:
- Open the Strait of Hormuz by force using U.S. naval and air power.
- Resume major combat operations.
- Walk away to reset diplomacy and reduce the risk of further escalation.
Kent says of the second option, the resumption of combat operations, that it “seems inevitable but has one major issue: This administration has never clearly articulated our desired end state. President Trump has made differing statements about his main goal: Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon or Iran cannot have the ability to enrich uranium at all, while also claiming that Iran has already been defeated because we destroyed their military equipment and killed their leaders. A war with no clear objective is a surefire invitation for a long and bloody quagmire.”
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