US Should Have Taken Control of Strait of Hormuz, Retired Israeli Brig.-Gen. Says - Interview

US should have taken control of Strait of Hormuz, says Gen. Avivi

Avivi described the US-Iran document as provisional and limited, not a final agreement that should reshape Israel’s military calculations.

US should have taken control of Strait of Hormuz, retired Israeli Brig.-Gen. says - interview

By FELICE FRIEDSON/THE MEDIA LINE “As a general, I must say I’m very, very surprised the US didn’t take over militarily the strait,” Brig.-Gen. (ret.) Amir Avivi told The Media Line, warning that the emerging US-Iran memorandum of understanding leaves dangerous uncertainty over the Strait of Hormuz, Israel’s freedom of action, and the future of pressure on Tehran. I asked the general whether the strait was truly open or whether the memorandum it…