‘Desperate’ Trump running out of options in Iran war as Tehran exploits Hormuz leverage

With Iran holding firm to its grip on the Strait of Hormuz, Trump faces one of two choices: capitulate or risk a ‘forever war’, experts say

Having concluded that its June 17 memorandum of understanding with the US is all but dead, Iran is prepared to absorb all the military punishment the Trump administration can dish out.

Far from capitulating, the Revolutionary Guards and their Axis of Resistance allies across the Middle East have continued to escalate the conflict, targeting energy infrastructure and supply chains in the Red Sea, Suez Canal and the eastern Mediterranean. Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Egypt have all been targeted, and Syria could be next.