Yes, threatening. Did Iran ever shut it down up until now? Fact is that Obama had Iran effectively boxed in with overwhelming international support. Trump tore that deal up.
You are citing military actions. I’m discussing political decisions. Trump decided to tear apart the deal we had in place with Iran. He decided to then attack Iran. Now, Iran knows the mere threat of closing down the straight can stress and even collapse the global economy.
Trump made Iran into a superpower. Iran doesn't have nuclear weapons but now it realizes that it has one of the greatest economic weapons in the world. Possibly teh greatest presidential screw up in American political history. Truly mid-boggling dumb.
Funny. The exact opposite has been documented by every single agency that had oversight under JCPOA. Two people claim teh deal was not working: Trump and Bibi.
The $10B was Iran's money that we froze.
If only we had skilled diplomats that could negotiate a deal with Iran to restrict uranium enrichment. Oh wait, Obama did this then Trump tore it up in his first term.