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No need, Tealeaf. A well enforced embargo would be good for starters. Iran has oil - but no refining capacity. We could bring their economy, (such as it is), to a screeching halt. The majority of their population is young, (and restless). There are frequent demonstrations against the government. Iranians want freedom.

Getting the rest of the world to stick together on this is quite another matter, of course. Didn't work too well in Saddam's case - the U.N. dealing with him under the table, etc., If U.S. and British ships went with a joint blockade, there would be an outcry, no doubt. Most of the world hasn't yet faced the threats we face. Endless diplomacy and appeasement is not the answer here. Sooner or later this situation will have to be dealt with.