By: Elisabeth Braw, Robert Dougherty
Iran has effectively set up a maritime toll booth in the Strait of Hormuz. The United States has threatened to sanction anyone who pays the toll, yet the toll booth continues to operate.


Elisabeth Braw is an author and columnist at Foreign Policy, as well as a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council. She focuses on geopolitics and globalization, with particular emphasis on supply chain management, climate policy, and societal resilience. Elisabeth's insights have been featured in prominent publications including the Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Foreign Affairs Magazine.
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Elisabeth Braw's coverage spans a broad array of topics related to world affairs, government and politics, and culture & society. She frequently covers evolving geopolitical stories with a focus on government announcements and legal policy regulation.
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