How could the US forcibly reopen the strait of Hormuz and what are the risks?

US ground troops have arrived in the Middle East but military options to open the strait risk strong retaliation from Iran Middle East crisis – live updates The arrival of American ground invasion forces in the Middle East over the weekend provides Donald Trump with the muscle for a perilous attempt to forcibly open the strait of Hormuz, Iran’s biggest pressure point in the war. Iran’s chokehold on the strait , through which a fifth of the world’s oil trade normally passes, gives Tehran leverage that Trump understands, sending oil prices rocketing to more than $100 a barrel. The American president says he’s prepared to give diplomacy a chance , though bombing of Iran continues.