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Drew Mariani Radio Show

The Latest with Iran and the Strait of Hormuz

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Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative
Cars drive down a highway as smoke billows after overnight airstrikes on oil depots on March 8, 2026, in Tehran, Iran. (Getty Images)
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Cars drive down a highway as smoke billows after overnight airstrikes on oil depots on March 8, 2026, in Tehran, Iran. (Getty Images)

On The Drew Mariani Radio Show, Rebeccah Heinrichs discusses the status of the Strait of Hormuz, highlighting which actors are willing to cooperate with the United States and which are not. She explains that the threat of closure remains Iran’s primary lever of coercion. While the waterway is not formally closed, Heinrichs notes that the risk of attacks or naval mines alone is enough to deter countries from sending ships through the region.