INTERVIEW: Economists were the ones to always tell me, ‘Mario, the Iran war is all about China.

Name: INTERVIEW: Economists were the ones to always tell me, ‘Mario, the Iran war is all about China.
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Description: INTERVIEW: Economists were the ones to always tell me, ‘Mario, the Iran war is all about China. Trump wants Kharg Island and control of the Strait of Hormuz to have leverage over China’

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Jun 14, 2026 12:05 AMPublished Jun 14, 2026 12:05 AM

INTERVIEW: Economists were the ones to always tell me, ‘Mario, the Iran war is all about China. Trump wants Kharg Island and control of the Strait of Hormuz to have leverage over China’

Well, if that’s the case, then the war is far from over, and all this MOU shenanigan is just delaying the inevitable

And that’s exactly what Economist Jeff Snider explains to me in this interview: The US will not stop attacking Iran until it controls Hormuz, period.