Kimmitt: Hormuz attacks risk wider US-Iran conflict
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- Mark Kimmitt, a retired US general, warned that renewed attacks in the Strait of Hormuz could push the US and Iran back toward wider regional conflict.
- His warning, published July 13, 2026, singles out the strait as the flashpoint that could escalate the renewed US-Iran fighting into a broader Middle Eastern war.
Why it matters: A retired US general publicly naming the Strait of Hormuz as the flashpoint that could drag the US and Iran into broader conflict puts military weight behind fears that the current fighting is one attack away from escalation, with the world's most critical oil-shipping lane at the center of the risk.
