Originally Posted by
rickair7777
That was vastly different circumstances, not even remotely comparable.
I don't think the CoC would even obey an order to nuke Tehran, or any other part of IR without some really compelling reasons.
Not happening, stupid to even discuss.
Respectfully disagree. A series of air burst tactical nukes along the Iranian coast opposite the strait of Hormuz would certainly obviate the need for boots on the ground in that area, and reestablish the fact that Iran has no right under international law to extort fees from passing ships.
Refusing to allow holding ships hostage for payment on international waters has been US policy for a long time, the precedent for use of force against sovereign powers to enforce that policy going back to the US Marines attacking Derna in 1805 at the First Barbary War.
Nobody is suggesting nuking Tehran or even Bandar Abbas. The target area is lightly populated, mostly by combatants:
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