Hoover Institution fellow Eyck Freymann discusses how modern economic chokepoints, exemplified by the Iran war and the Strait of Hormuz blockade, influence geopolitics and contemporary war strategies. The analysis highlights the critical role of economic leverage in international conflict.

Hoover Institution fellow Eyck Freymann explains what the Iran war and the blockade of the Straight of Hormuz reveals about modern economic chokepoints, geopolitics and war strategies. <p>Hoover Institution fellow Eyck Freymann explains what the Iran war and the blockade of the Straight of Hormuz reveals about modern economic chokepoints, geopolitics and war strategies.</p><img src="https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5804691" />