Iran is formalizing its grip on the Strait of Hormuz, effectively establishing a toll booth for vessels in the critical waterway that handles twenty percent of global oil and gas trade.The United States military is responding to this economic leverage and energy security threat by deploying the 82nd Airborne Division and the Tripoli vessel to the region.Potential strategic operations include the seizure of
Kharg Island, while
Iran threatens to retaliate by targeting the
Bab al-Mandeb Strait if their sovereign territory is invaded.