Quote Originally Posted by mamboni View Post
It's their trump card. And we are forcing them to play it. IMHO, NATO will have no choice but to attempth to prevent Iran from closng the straits because western economies cannot stand the stress of an oil price shock. NATO will view Iran's "exercise" as an act of war.
If it were me, I'd say it was only an exercise and quickly bring everything I had to keep it closed.
Bring war ships, old ships, underwater mines, etc. Turn it into a big junk pile if need be.