“Hostile policies”. Just who is being “hostile” here?
The US did not hold Iranian embassy personnel hostage for 444 days. Now THAT was hostile.
Normally that is basis for declaring open warfare, but of course, we had a President at the time that wanted to “understand” the motives of the revolutionary Iranians.
Just before Ronald Reagan was sworn in as President, the Iranians recognized the error of their ways, and miraculously had a change of heart.
Funny how that happened.
The first step to war is to paint yourself as the victim.