Weren’t we duped with the BS argument about “weapons of mass destruction” once before? Led to war in Iraq. How did that work out? Gave rise to Isis in the Middle East as the Sunnis were evicted from power in Iraq. They then struck back against their Shiite blood enemies in the region. Chaos and bloodshed.
With that background, why would European allies (or US citizens regardless of their political persuasion) believe Pompeo’s version of events in the Straits of Hormuz? They won’t. Why? Pompeo tries to bully people while his colleague Bolton has zero credibility. Bolton likes to rattle his sword way beyond his authority. The boss of Pompeo and Bolton has no credibility. Renegs on prior US commitments. Can’t be trusted. There is no credibility here.
We have no allies nor strong rationale for beating the Iranians on the head. That’s just mindless talk.
Have you forgotten that the Iranians broke all international laws when they held our embassy people hostage for 444 days? I would say we owe them a big one.