> They would have, because this has been wargamed and written about for decades. From a think tank simulation from 2012: > The simulation’s second move princi

> They would have, because this has been wargamed and written about for decades. From a think tank simulation from 2012: > The simulation’s second move principally focused on the Iranian team and how it would respond to the various American actions in the first move. The Iranian team chose to respond in several ways: […] It decided to create a threat to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz by ordering IRGC small boats to harass American naval ships passing through the strait, and—of far greater importance—laying a relatively small number of mines there. […] * PDF: https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/us-iran-crisis-simulation-pollack-paper.pdf https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/us-iran... Interview at the time with the organizers: * https://www.npr.org/2012/09/24/161706698/simulated-war-between-u-s-iran-has-grisly-end https://www.npr.org/2012/09/24/161706698/simulated-war-betwe...