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Why it’s clever to protect the Persian Gulf with a multinational naval force

By Tom Rogan

Published July 10, 2019 3:59pm ET

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Why it’s clever to protect the Persian Gulf with a multinational naval force — Royal Marine patrol vessel is seen beside the Grace 1 super tanker in the British territory of Gibraltar, Thursday, July 4, 2019. Authorities in Gibraltar said they intercepted Thursday an Iranian supertanker believed to be breaching European Union sanctions by carrying a shipment of Tehran's crude oil to war-ravaged Syria. | (AP Photo/Marcos Moreno)

In recent weeks, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps has downed a U.S. unmanned drone and attacked tankers in the Gulf of Oman. As Iran’s economic crisis continues, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps is likely to lash out with more attacks.

An escalating American effort to boost multinational naval escorts in the Persian Gulf is thus welcome. It will make critical trade flows safer while further isolating the Iranian hard-liners.

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