The Iran war keeps getting worse…

Summary

The core issue discussed is the inability to reliably access the Strait of Hormuz, which significantly hampered a larger regional military operation. This bottleneck prevented even freedom of navigation exercises, let alone riskier amphibious assaults, indicating a serious breakdown in operational capability and possibly at higher command levels. The takeaway is that strategic access is crucial and its denial leads to operational paralysis and significant military leadership disillusionment.