March 22, 2026 | WSJ Letter to the Editor
The One Ally We Have in Dealing With Hormuz Is A Potent One
Israel is contributing significant strategic and operational wins that are easing the road to victory over the regime that declares “Death to America.”
March 22, 2026 | WSJ Letter to the Editor
The One Ally We Have in Dealing With Hormuz Is A Potent One
Israel is contributing significant strategic and operational wins that are easing the road to victory over the regime that declares “Death to America.”
Excerpt
In your editorial “The Battle for the Strait of Hormuz” (March 17), you warn that Tehran’s tanker blockade is designed to raise the costs of the conflict so President Trump ends military operations before key U.S. objectives are accomplished. That is a genuine concern, but happily Israel is helping to accomplish American military objectives and freeing up some U.S. resources for the looming fight in the Strait of Hormuz.
In its National Defense Strategy published in January, the Trump administration twice identified Israel as a “model ally” and noted that Israel achieved “historic operational and strategic successes” against Iran last year. That statement is even more true now.
Bradley Bowman is senior director of the Center on Military and Political Power (CMPP) at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD). Justin Leopold-Cohen is a senior research analyst at CMPP.