The Inside Story Podcast Can Donald Trump survive a Strait of Hormuz shutdown?
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Mar 16, 2026 AI Snips
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Iran Uses Geography As Its Most Potent Leverage
- Iran leverages geography as primary asymmetric leverage against the US and Israel.
- Andreas Krieg explains the IRGC operates like a state-backed militia controlling the northern shore of the Strait of Hormuz to extract concessions indefinitely.
Elevating Oil Prices To Shift Global Opinion
- Iran's attacks aim to raise global oil prices and shift world public opinion against the war.
- Eli Bremer notes higher oil prices hurt US public opinion, pressuring the US to seek allied naval support to avoid Iran becoming a pariah.
Planning Exists But Political Uptake Is Uncertain
- Military planners likely anticipated a Strait of Hormuz disruption, but political uptake of that advice is uncertain under Trump.
- Patrick Bury stresses planners prepared courses of action, but Trump's less bureaucratic decision process may alter implementation.