alt Hacker NewsThe fact is that if they can control the strait, then any one else can also control the strait and extract rent. If we are not going to invade and occupy the land (probably a bad idea if its just us), then we can just make sure that we continue to prevent Iranian exports. Alternatives will be built to circumvent.
Geography prevents most people from exerting the form of control Iran has. It would be much more difficult for, say, Canada to control it. The Iranian coastline is pretty favorable.
Also, most governments are more susceptible to being bombed than Iran. They’ve been preparing for it for decades. If nearly any country (except for maybe a couple of Irans neighbors) tried, they’d be easily routed.