‘A forever mission': US colonel on Trump's Strait of Hormuz quagmire
Could US Marines seize Kharg Island and reopen the Strait of Hormuz?
President Donald Trump has U-turned on his threat to bomb Iranian energy infrastructure after announcing a five-day moratorium and peace talks underway. But the Strait of Hormuz problem remains.
Iraq veteran, Ohio State University military historian and former US Colonel Peter Mansoor joins Venetia Rainey and Roland Oliphant to discuss the hard power options open to Trump, from taking an island in the waterway to invading the mainland coastline.
He also talks about the option of conducting special raids to seize enriched…
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