{"id":37131,"date":"2026-07-13T09:20:05","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T06:20:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mongolianews.mn\/?p=37131"},"modified":"2026-07-13T09:20:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T06:20:05","slug":"why-us-wont-win-with-force-alone-in-the-strait-of-hormuz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mongolianews.mn\/?p=37131","title":{"rendered":"Why US won\u2019t win with force alone in the Strait of Hormuz"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/asiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Hormuz-US-Navy-copy.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"><\/figure>\n<p>Iranian attacks on Gulf vessels trying to transit via Omani sovereign waters have once again pulled the region into a tit-for-tat spiral of escalation. The US responded by canceling the waiver permitting Iranian oil exports. 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