There's been a lot of saber rattling and talk of closing the Strait of Hormuz. Of course there is the predictable threats from the war hawks about going to war. But honestly, we need more information before we run off half cocked at start another war.
To that end, I recommend the we build an observation area in the middle east. It will need to be centrally located with a smooth surface. Possibly a surface material such as glass. Also if we could find a way to illuminate it without electricity, say find some way to make it glow in the dark, we could use it on a 24 hour basis. See map below:
Of course, there may be some unavoidable environmental damage and the loss of some local species, but this project will probably mitigate greater losses later on.
Once this project is completed, we may find that we don't have nearly as much of a problem as we feared.
