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Iran has basically destroyed the ability to sail through the Strait of Hormuz. We're not going to control the land side of the strait in Iran with a couple of Marine Battalion Landing teams.
And besides, Iran has shoreline along the entire Persian Gulf, which is hardly a huge body of water. Virtually all of it is within range of rather short range missiles and drones. They are already attacking ships paused in the Gulf.
Depending on how one defines "winning," I don't think we can win this one. 
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