Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Monday said the United States would effectively cede control of the Strait of Hormuz if it ended the war with Iran at this point. The waterway is vital to global shipping, particularly the energy market, and has been a focal point of Iran and U.S. forces as Tehran has blocked the strait since the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes against Iranian targets last month. "Iran right now, if we declared victory, they would now say they own the strait," Mattis said on Monday during CERAWeek in Houston. You’d see a tax for every ship that goes...
HALO NEWSLETTER
Join HALO today and unlock this story instantly — It's Free
