Here is a link to Haggai Carmon’s piece in the Huffington Post regarding Iran’s intention to blockage the straight of Hormuz: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/haggai-carmon/iran-strait-of-hormuz-conflict_b_1191367.html

And even if it were, blocking the Straight is self-defeating as this article correctly points out. So, should the West call Iran’s bluff? http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/03/opinion/constraining-iran-in-the-strait.html