Trump’s epic but substantively disappointing visit to China is over. Everybody is back in the states, and the world is returning to its asymmetric military conflicts. The battle between Iran, Israel, and the United States will probably reignite with intense, if not widespread violence. Since Iran is a depleted foe, the jump-started conflict will continue to be one-sided, but with far-reaching consequences.
As the United States puts the muscle on what is left of the Iranian navy, outgunned, the Iranians will do what they can to maintain pressure in the vital Strait of Hormuz, trying to keep it bottled up with small boat-born missile and drone attacks.
