1) Deal with him out of proportion. He shoots at one ship, we sink 10. He sinks an oil tanker, we destroy an Iranian harbor
2) Don't go for his military strength, blow up expensive shit. Like Oil refineries. Not only does he have to pay for rebuilding the refinery but he loses the oil profits while he does
3) Respond consistently and swiftly at every provocation
4) Tell him in advance what we are going to do and emphasize we aren't going to call him out for not being belligerent, we're going to call him out when he is
2) Don't go for his military strength, blow up expensive shit. Like Oil refineries. Not only does he have to pay for rebuilding the refinery but he loses the oil profits while he does
3) Respond consistently and swiftly at every provocation
4) Tell him in advance what we are going to do and emphasize we aren't going to call him out for not being belligerent, we're going to call him out when he is