Former U.S. Marine Corps officer Dan Grazier stated that the U.S. response to Iran's attacks on merchant ships in the Strait of Hormuz was "reciprocal," but Washington needs to find a way to stop the conflict. He pointed out that the U.S. military struck military installations off Iran's southern coast, as well as "speedboats" used to harass ships that did not obtain permission from Tehran to pass through the strait. He said, "When Iran is not trying to project its military power to areas far from its homeland, it has a huge advantage. They can create significant problems for the U.S. and Israel with just a few small-scale disruption operations." "Therefore, officials in Washington should really try to end this conflict, because this asymmetric warfare is a thorny military problem, and frankly, the U.S. has not yet found a solution."
