> If US sets its war goal at "secure the strait and the oil fields"
replyYou mean the strait that was perfectly secure before this war? Amazing objective.
"Dismantle the regime" is the only objective that is coherent with what the US did and it's very unlikely they'll achieve it at this point.
Given that Iran was able to close it? Definitely not "secure" then, no. Let alone now.
replyIf US has a goal of keeping the global oil prices low, then those specific goals make sense.
"Dismantle the regime" can be accomplished with both direct action, and with a more long term "destroy the regime's income streams and supply chains and let it implode". Both are on the table, and the latter can overlap with "seize the strait and the oil infrastructure".