EA on TVP World: Iran Tightens Its Control of Strait of Hormuz

Posted by Scott Lucas | Apr 18, 2026 | 0

File image of the Strait of Hormuz

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I joined Poland’s TVP World on Saturday night to analyze how, despite and because of the US-Israel War, Iran is tightening its control of the Strait of Hormuz.

I explain how Tehran restricted the movement of shipping in the vital waterway even though its Navy was decimated, the effect on energy markets, and the Iranian ambition to oversee a toll system.

I look at the American side of the story with the Trump camp imposing its blockade of Iranian ports and an angry Donald Trump resorting to lies about the situation.

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Scott Lucas

Scott Lucas is Professor of International Politics at the Clinton Institute, University College Dublin; Professor Emeritus of International Politics at the University of Birmingham; and editor-in-chief of EA WorldView. He is a specialist in US and British foreign policy and international relations, especially the Middle East and Iran. Formerly he worked as a journalist in the US, writing for newspapers including the Guardian and The Independent and was an essayist for The New Statesman before he founded EA WorldView in November 2008.

EA on TVP World: Iran Tightens Its Control of Strait of Hormuz

File image of the Strait of Hormuz

I joined Poland’s TVP World on Saturday night to analyze how, despite and because of the US-Israel War, Iran is tightening its control of the Strait of Hormuz.

About The Author

Scott Lucas

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