Originally Posted by
Hangarless
The whole crux of the issue. The Strait is of such importance to the entire world economy that someone had to destroy the Iranians ability hold the whole world to ransom by choosing who passes and who does not.
The same can be compared to protecting free movement through in both the Suez and Panama Canals.
That's an interesting after-the-event justification. Iran wasn't impeding the flow of goods throught the SoH. The SMO has done that very effectively. When traffic does resume, it'll be a lot more expensive for quite a while.
Using your rationale, does that mean that "someone" should also attack Egypt and Panama?