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Old 18th May 2026 | 01:56
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The Wall Street Journal has published, on its website and (presumably) for its Monday print edition, an op-ed which advocates for Pres. Trump finishing the task of defeating Iran in fact as opposed to some thinly-veiled cut-and-run retreat. The author is Seth Cropsey, president of the Yorktown Institute, and a former naval officer and deputy undersecretary of the Navy (as stated by WSJ).

With some type of nod toward the forum and thread "ROEs", this post quotes just the part of the op-ed which asserts the actions Trump should undertake, and not the preceding portion which advocates for the strategy (as such) for the offensive in the first place. And I'm quoting it (verbatim) solely for the sake of possible discussion by posters who do have military planning and operations experience (which, no secret, I do not have).
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"First, the U.S. should prepare a major series of strikes against Iranian communications, transportation and other infrastructure, while concurrently unleashing the Israeli air force against remaining Iranian industries. Iran’s metallurgical industry, a pillar of its state-backed economy, is badly damaged. Coordinating with Israeli attacks on these targets while disrupting Iranian military movement would cripple virtually every industry for Iran except oil production.

Two additional operations would target the Strait of Hormuz and the Iranian uranium storage in Isfahan. The former would be principally against Qeshm Island, in concert with the United Arab Emirates, which has attacked Iran many times during the war. Qeshm and its surrounding islands are the key to the strait. The latter operation should aim to seize nuclear material. By rescuing a downed pilot in early April, the U.S. demonstrated it can operate in the area effectively.

Finally, the U.S. should attack remaining Iranian tanker capacity inside the Strait of Hormuz. The faster we destroy Iran’s floating oil storage, the more the country’s economy will feel the squeeze.

Mr. Trump’s objective shouldn’t be to bluff the Iranians out. Instead it should be to demonstrate that if push comes to shove, the U.S. will commit to an overwhelming confrontation that breaks the Iranian state economically and politically. An air campaign approximating the war’s first week, which disoriented Iranian capabilities, is possible now that the dust has settled around Iran’s leadership."
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