
Pivotal Moment
The Hormuz Bluff and American Hesitation
•opinions•Yair Kleinbaum •2

Iran refuses to reopen the Strait of Hormuz without a final deal as U.S. officials signal a shift from Vance’s diplomacy to Trump’s "maximum pressure" military options

Pivotal Moment

Left Alone with the Guard

Not so simple

The future king

Not too fast

Launch Rates Have Plunged by 90%

Is the end near?

The Succession War

The Red Line

Cutting the Head off the Snake

Roaring Lion

Good riddance

No more Mr. Bad Guy

No End in Sight

Escalating rhetoric

Israeli and US Jets Cripple Tehran’s Primary Air Hub

Tehran Warns it is Prepared for Any Escalation

Erasing Years of Work

Not very nice