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U.S. Seeks to Protect Commercial Ships from Iran in Strait of Hormuz
(Ynet News) Ron Ben-Yishai - The Iranians launched a missile and drone attack Monday on the UAE and the Omani capital, and senior Revolutionary Guards officials may not be done. Tehran appears to understand that if the U.S. succeeds in even partially reopening the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping, Iran will lose its only bargaining chip in negotiations and suffer a humiliation that could threaten the regime's survival. The U.S. used the ceasefire to build up a massive naval, air and ground force facing southern Iran and the Strait of Hormuz. The Americans also diligently gathered intelligence on the locations of naval mines laid by the Revolutionary Guards in the Strait of Hormuz and identified safe routes for commercial ships. U.S. Navy destroyers now stand between the Iranian coast and the vessels, ready to respond to attacks against them, with missile-jamming systems and reconnaissance aircraft and drones detecting every launch and striking it.