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May 8, 2026
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The weapon that can reopen the Strait of Hormuz? It’s the economy, stupid
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OPINION
The weapon that can reopen the Strait of Hormuz? It’s the economy, stupid
TONY KELLER
PUBLISHED MAY 8, 2026
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Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz near Bandar Abbas, Iran, May 4.
AMIRHOSEIN KHORGOOI/ISNA/WANA/REUTERS
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The United States and Iran have discovered that their most powerful weapon is not military, but economic. Each can stop the other side’s oil from moving through the Strait of Hormuz.
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