Lauren Hickey

Active-duty U.S. Naval Intelligence Officer assigned to Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron One, with prior intelligence and defense-cooperation assignments at U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and the U.S. Embassy in Manila.

Iran’s Military Losses Have Not Ended Its Leverage Over Hormuz

Former U.S. national security official Robert Greenway argues that U.S. military action has reduced Iran’s nuclear, missile and drone capabilities enough to justify eliminating its remaining ability to threaten regional trade and energy flows. Senator Chris Murphy counters that Tehran’s survival and continued leverage over the Strait of Hormuz have left Washington with a weaker hand in any future negotiation. Carnegie’s Karim Sadjadpour adds that a militarily diminished Iran may nonetheless emerge more confident that coercion works.

The Aspen InstituteJul 17, 202614 min read