‘We May Sleepwalk Our Way Back to War’ The U.S.-Iran skirmishes reflect the profound mistrust on both sides. Iran’s decision to attack ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz and the U.S. decision to retaliate and threaten to abandon diplomacy have pushed both sides close to the resumption of a war that neither wants. For the United States—which joined Israel in late February in a war to end Iran’s ...