Iran's Strategy to Control Strait of Hormuz and US Counter-Strategy

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Iran is attempting to convert its military leverage over the Strait of Hormuz into permanent economic power by offering Saudi Arabia stable oil passage (carrot) while simultaneously using Houthi attacks to threaten alternative export routes and Riyadh (stick). The US, under Trump, is countering this by providing military support (F-35 jets) and economic incentives (infrastructure fund) to Gulf states, aiming to reduce their reliance on Iran and bypass Hormuz.