France and Britain Should Be Supporting Israel in Its Fight with Hizballah, Not Condemning It
They are doing Lebanon no favors.
April 15, 2026
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Those who insist that Iran has humiliated the U.S. will inevitably point to the Strait of Hormuz, where the Islamic Republic continues to obstruct commercial navigation, and insist that the American counterblockade is strategically incoherent. Noah Rothman disagrees:
They are doing Lebanon no favors.
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Not bugging out.
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Those who insist that Iran has humiliated the U.S. will inevitably point to the Strait of Hormuz, where the Islamic Republic continues to obstruct commercial navigation, and insist that the American counterblockade is strategically incoherent. Noah Rothman disagrees:
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