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Iran's control over the Strait of Hormuz is negatively impacting the global economy and driving up costs in the United States.

“Iran is maintaining control of the Strait of Hormuz and so long as they are able to strangle the oil and the fertilizer that used to go through the Strait of Hormuz, they're strangling the global economy. And that is translating in the United States to higher gas prices”

Heather Cox Richardson · Jul 2026 · 1 episode · 513K views on this topic

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