US Counters Iran's Hormuz Threat, Seizes Kharg

This strategy emerges following U.S. bombings of Iranian nuclear sites and Iran's parliamentary vote to close Hormuz, a move the article deems symbolic given Iran's reliance on the strait. The proposed U.S. counter-strategy involves occupying Kharg Island, 16 miles off the Iranian coast, to financially strain the Islamic Republic while preserving critical oil infrastructure for a future Western-allied Iran.

Additionally, the U.S. must issue an ultimatum to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy and its regular navy: surrender or face destruction. This approach aims to ensure freedom of navigation and commerce without initiating a broader, destructive war on Iranian soil, limiting damage to the Iranian populace and facilitating post-Khamenei reconstruction.