Trump Confronts Limits to US Power to Secure Strait of Hormuz

(Bloomberg) — Iran’s speedboats, missiles, drones and mines have shown they can still wreak havoc in the Strait of Hormuz, defying daily strikes from the most powerful navy in the world.

Five months into the war, the US is confronting the limits of its military power against a determined adversary in a critical global chokepoint. As the flow of shipping through the strait dwindles, rising oil prices are adding to the pressure on President Donald Trump.

Iran might not have a “‘grip’ on Hormuz, but they are however able to menace the safe transit of ships to