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Satellite view of the Strait of Hormuz between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula, captured by NASA's Terra satellite. Photo: NASA MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, GSFC / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain

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Iran's Strait of Hormuz Toll Regime Is Extortion, Not a Trade Dispute

Iran is running the Strait of Hormuz as a toll station, and markets are quietly paying; normalizing chokepoint extortion is a strategic error.

26 Jul 2026 ·6 min read

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