re: How would you resolve the Iran conflict?

Best post I’ve read on here in a while.

The problem is we don’t really know how badly damaged it is until people can go in and look at the site. We can tell a lot from Satellites and drone footage but there is no substitute for have boots and eyes on the ground actually looking at the site in person.

First of all, Trump really fricked up by not following through with his original threats. Then he fricked up even worse when he didn't follow through the second time. After that Iran knew he was bluffing and wouldn't do shite, no matter how many times he threatened this or that - we lost all leverage. After about the third time, Trump's own supporters were laughing saying he won't do shite. We're on about a dozen threats not followed through now and IRGC said weeks ago that they will no longer be negotiating with the USA. For whatever reason Trump keeps pretending like they're still at the table.

I would do pretty much the opposite of this. I would've given them our original list of demands with zero concessions, (not through Pakistan either) and told them to accept or face consequences. Each time they reject my demands I take out a bridge, starting with the least important and working my way to the heart of Tehran and their most important.

If they continue to reject my demands after that, I knock out the power somewhere rural. Then somewhere a little less rural. Then a small city. That eventually escalates to the heart of Tehran if they keep refusing.

The entire time this is ongoing I'm blockading Iran like we currently are, and beefing up air defenses around neighboring countries' oil production. I'm evacuating my bases within striking distance and moving those assets to help protect the rest of oil/LNG production in the neighboring countries that have pitched in against Iran. I'm making it apparent that my bases are now just empty buildings, Iran can attack them all they want but it'll be a waste of missiles that are now in shorter and shorter supply. I'm bringing in every missile destroyer, littoral combat ship, cruiser, frigate, anything that can shoot down a missile or drone that can be deployed and basing them on the other side of the Strait creating a wall of defensive fire.

Trump fricked up and threatened it all at once with "Bridge and Power Plant Day" which he never intended to go through with because it's a big undertaking and would lead to humanitarian crises that made us look like the bad guys. He knew the images would be all over the news and we'd essentially be committing genocide against innocent civilians. If he would've just done it step by step we'd be giving Iran the chance to come to the table after each one, and it wouldn't be so widely condemned or so much destruction at once.

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submit to regular inspections by the IAEA

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This was happening in 2018.

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Renegotiate the nuclear deal with Iran

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This could have happened in 2018.

As of now, and considering where we are tonight, I'd say turn the Israelis loose.

Trump rushing right out to try and stop them from responding makes him look terribly weak. He won’t even get them to the table to cut a bad deal showing desperation like that. He needs to drop the hammer a few days just to reset everything. If he doesn’t he can hang up any kind of negated settlement. It’s not like anything they sign will be worth much anyway. If he is going to go then go all out and finish this regime off already so we can move on to the next problem to solve. Just lingering here like this begging radicals to negotiate is going nowhere.

Very sensible approach in my opinion

Surely there’s a way to forcefully open the Straight right? Combination of armed forces, technology to combat drones/mines, and insurance negotiations with companies stopping flow.

Once we do that, Iran loses leverage.

You're right unfortunately. Almost every proposed plan is a complete disaster. It's as if we haven't learned anything.