And each time that happens, the United States responds by taking out IRGC assets in southern Iran. The alleged deal would also bar ships from the United States, Israel, and any other country opposing the "Axis of Resistance" from transiting the Strait. That designation would bar Saudi Arabian ships, since the Saudis have been at war with the Houthis for over a decade. But the United States cannot just "walk away and go home" if our diplomacy fails, as Vice President JD Vance suggested recently in his very unfortunate three-hour appearance on the Joe Rogan show. His latest work of non-fiction, The Iran House: Tales of Revolution, Persecution, War, and Intrigue, is available from Bombardier Books.