About this episode

The episode discusses Donald Trump's reinstatement of a naval blockade against Iran and his commitment to keeping the Strait of Hormuz open amidst rising oil prices.

Donald Trump reinstates his naval blockade of Iran and pledges to keep the Strait of Hormuz open, with or without its help. Yet his initial talk of charging a 20% toll confused his message, and if oil prices rise will he make his case to voters?

People in this episode

Host: Paul Gigot

Topics covered

• naval blockade
• Iran
• Strait of Hormuz
• oil prices
• U.S. foreign policy

Keywords

• Trump
• Iran
• naval blockade
• Strait of Hormuz
• oil prices
• U.S. policy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Iran

Places: Strait of Hormuz

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