The United States should offer Iran phased sanctions relief in exchange for verifiably reopening the Strait of Hormuz and ending attacks on regional states

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Operation Epic Fury passed six months on 28 August, with the Strait of Hormuz closed since Iran shut it in February and the naval blockade reimposed in August. Six thousand sailors remain stranded in the Gulf and nineteen seafarers have been killed.