The U.S. and Iran can’t agree on fully reopening the Strait of Hormuz. The solution could be straight out of the Old Testament

Despite the U.S.-Iran ceasefire agreement, the Persian Gulf has seen on-again, off-again fighting as both sides try to assert control over the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran insists that all traffic must receive its OK and has attacked ships attempting to cross the narrow waterway outside its approved route along the Iranian coast. On Saturday, it declared the strait closed again and claimed to hit a ship using an “unauthorized route.”

The U.S. has retaliated by bombing Iranian sites used for drone and missile strikes, doing so again on Saturday, while defending ships following an alternate route that hugs the Omani coast.

“Iran was provided yet another opportunity to demonstrate adherence to the Memorandum of Understanding after being held accountable for earlier attacks on commercial vessels but has again failed,” U.S. Central Command said on X. “In response, the United States is imposing a heavy cost by continuing to degrade Iran’s ability to attack civilian mariners and commercial ships freely transiting the strait.”

Top U.S. officials have demanded that Tehran make a public statement saying the strait is open and ships won’t be attacked...