sort of
really, the new battle is 'what will China do.'
China's oil is now being essentially blockaded. If trump follows through with this blockade, soon a tanker will head through the strait sailing for China. We will stop it at gunpoint.
China then understands its economy is being held at gunpoint by Mr Trump.
Does China pressure Iran to sign a deal and open the strait? Or does China send its blue fleet to Hormuz?
Or both?
and every asian country that was formerly allied with us is no longer on our side. They will say 'we don't like China much, but they never cut off our oil. We are team Beijing now.'
Unending hurt to this nation.
This is a massive escalation.