F6, Iran's threat to block the Hormuz Strait should have been seen by all as simply political posturing ..
one, they couldn't .. two, it would do more damage to Iran's economy than even the new round of sanctions will do ..
of course, poooof!, a media talking point would have been no more ..
It was Plato who said, “He, O men, is the wisest, who like Socrates, knows that his wisdom is in truth worth nothing”