Outmatched militarily, Iran used “triangular coercion” by attacking Gulf states and closing the Strait of Hormuz. It points to a long-term U.S. vulnerability.

Outmatched militarily, Iran used “triangular coercion” by attacking Gulf states and closing the Strait of Hormuz. It points to a long-term U.S. vulnerability.

Tehran’s pressure on Gulf energy targets and global shipping has forced Washington and Jerusalem into a war of attrition, raising oil prices and complicating efforts to reopen the…