Freedom of navigation means nothing unless someone enforces it.
A law that nobody enforces is a wish.
A maritime rule that nobody defends is a slogan.
Freedom of navigation without naval power behind it is just poetry.
And the Iranian regime understands power.
It understands pressure.
It understands costs.
It understands that if it can make the world afraid enough, politicians will dress up appeasement as prudence.
Trump’s instinct cuts through that rot.