US Strait of Hormuz blockade threatens to backfire

About this episode

The episode discusses the potential repercussions of the US naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz amid tensions with Iran.

The US naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz threatens to backfire as the Trump administration and Iran seek to gain the upper hand. Iran assumes that US President Donald Trump believes it's a matter of days, or at most weeks, before the blockade's economic and military pressure compels the Islamic Republic to compromise on at least some of its demands. Mr. Trump has conditioned the lifting of the blockade on Iran putting forward a “unified” proposal that leads to an agreement on ending the war. The implication is that the proposal would have to differ fundamentally from Iran’s hitherto consistent position. That is not Iran’s perspective. On the contrary, Iran operates on the principle that time is on its side.

People in this episode

Host: James M. Dorsey

Topics covered

• US naval blockade
• Iran
• Trump administration
• economic pressure
• military strategy
• diplomatic negotiations

Keywords

• Strait of Hormuz
• US blockade
• Iran
• Trump
• economic pressure
• military strategy
• diplomacy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Islamic Republic

Places: Iran, Strait of Hormuz

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