Ryan Knudson

By taking control of the Strait during the conflict, Iran now has control over the Strait, and they aren't going to give it up easily.

Meaning, the U.S.

can't just pull out of the region without making a bad situation permanent.

So how can the U.S.

turn things around?

That's next.

Yaro, so now that Iran has effectively taken control of the Strait and doesn't seem likely to give it up easily, what are the U.S.

military's options for reopening it?

One option would be for the U.S.

to seize the island of Kharg, which is where Iran's primary oil export terminal is located.

The challenge is that the island is located deep in the Persian Gulf, and the U.S.

would have to pass through the Strait of Hormuz to access it.

Another option is to use the U.S.

military to escort tankers.

On Saturday, President Trump took to Truth Social and gave Iran an ultimatum.

The regime had 48 hours to reopen the strait.

If it didn't, the president said the U.S.

would, quote, "...obliterate Iran's energy infrastructure."

But before the deadline expired, Trump said the U.S.

would hold off on those infrastructure attacks because he said the two countries were making headway on negotiations.