Commentary
It’s too soon to tell—and the fight with Iran started less than a week ago.
A navy vessel is seen sailing in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran, on March 1, 2026. Sahar Al Attar/AFP via Getty Images
Grant Newsham
Author
Grant Newsham is a retired U.S. Marine officer and a former U.S. diplomat and business executive with many years in the Asia/Pacific region. He is a senior fellow with the Japan Forum for Strategic Studies (Tokyo) and Center for Security Policy and the Yorktown Institute in Washington, D.C. He is the author of the best selling book “When China Attacks: A Warning to America.”
