At one of the world's most consequential chokepoints — the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the planet's daily oil supply flows — President Trump declared near-total American military dominance following fresh strikes against Iranian targets. The assertion is as much a message to allies and adversaries as it is a military claim, arriving at a moment when the cycle of action and counter-action between Washington and Tehran shows little sign of slowing. History reminds us that this narrow passage has a way of concentrating the world's anxieties, because what happens there does not stay