How the Strait of Hormuz changes economic warfare

About this episode

The episode discusses how Iran's actions in the Strait of Hormuz represent a form of economic warfare against the US.

By strangling the waterway, Iran retaliated against the US and eased some financial sanctions. In this episode of The Big View Edward Fishman, senior fellow of the Council on Foreign Relations, tells Peter Thal Larsen how American economic weapons have been turned against it. The Big View, March 2025: Why financial warfare could backfire on the US Edward Fishman: Iran is Using America’s Playbook Against Us, New York Times, March 2026 Benjamin Alter and Edward Fishman: The Dark Side of Energy Independence, New York Times, 2013 Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement for information on our privacy and data protection practices. You may also visit megaphone.fm/adchoices to opt-out of targeted advertising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Peter Thal Larsen

Guest: Edward Fishman

Topics covered

• economic warfare
• Strait of Hormuz
• Iran
• US sanctions
• financial warfare

Keywords

• Strait of Hormuz
• Iran
• economic warfare
• US sanctions
• Edward Fishman
• Council on Foreign Relations
• financial warfare

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Council on Foreign Relations

Books & works: The Dark Side of Energy Independence, Iran is Using America’s Playbook Against Us

Places: Iran, United States

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