Why the US Navy is likely to fail at the Strait of Hormuz

The Americans currently have only three minesweepers in the region: "The danger for them would be high, as they can come under fire." Naval expert Kevin Rowlands of the Royal United Services Institute (Rusi) sees a multinational clearance operation as a possibility. However, he points out that it could be difficult for Washington to get the NATO allies on its side after recent upheavals around Greenland, for example: "Can you imagine sitting in Copenhagen and being asked for help in the Gulf when your sovereign territory was threatened by Trump a few months ago?"