It is remarkable that the Dept of War can't secure the Strait of Hormuz from Iran fast boats and other vectors. Maybe they should have a contest to invent cheap defenses and incentivize free enterprisers since the navy seems slow to adapt. Maybe that's why the Sect of the Navy was fired recently.
The camouflaged rubber ducky packed with c4 is an obvious favorite. The sky-dropped Japanese float bubble gambit of nitro glycerin is another, as are hordes of camouflaged drones and surface effects miniatures flying two meters to ten over the surface and directed by airborne AI. It should be easy for do-it-your-selfers to innovate dozens of defense against small boats in an hour or two.
The Strait should be peaceful and uneventful so solar powered littoral twin hull kayaking journeys can resume for tourists in some future looking scenario.
Democrats are looking forward to the end of April when the !973 War Powers Act kicks in forcing the President to withdraw U.S. forces unless congress including the Senate gives permission to continue the conflict. Democrats plan to force the President to end the war in order to keep the Strait of Hormuz in Iranian control with no contest. That might help keep oil prices high and for Democrat theorists, harm Republicans mid-term elections chances if people are tired of paying more for gas.
I am not sure the plan would go according to plan. It is probable the Iranian war planners also were aware of the deadline and have been counting on a Democrat party victory to give them the opportunity to claim victory.
