Several days ago, President Donald Trump threatened to strike Iranian power plants if free transit wasn’t allowed through the Strait of Hormuz. That potent threat was subsequently delayed with a new deadline of April 6, although new threats may make strikes against energy targets more imminent. Meanwhile, American ground forces continue to converge on the Middle East, and a threat of boots-on-the-ground is becoming more real and more concerning. It is a strategy fraught with risk.
