If Ulysses Everett McGill were asked to describe President Donald Trump’s current situation with Iran, he might exclaim, “Damn, he’s in a tight spot!” Almost three months into the conflict that he initiated sua sponte, Trump finds himself in a sticky situation. He doesn’t want conditions to remain as they are, with a mutually imposed blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

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