{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8/6a2197b514e465e5ce619a77?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The secret US operation defying Iran’s Strait of Hormuz blockade","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8/1780586385909-229096a4-83e6-4039-bb3e-e145f1ed179a.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>The US military is secretly helping ships circumvent Iran’s stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz along a new route hugging the Omani coast.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Bryan Clark, a former US Navy officer and senior fellow at the Hudson Institute, looks at whether this is a solution to the Hormuz crisis that has plagued Donald Trump and the rest of the world since the war began.</p><p><br></p><p>Plus, Hezbollah accuses Lebanon of “surrendering” after agreeing a deal with Israel. Venetia Rainey and Sophia Yan discuss the latest news, including the significance of the US House passing a war powers resolution to curb further American military activity and the death of British MI6 boss Sir Alex Younger.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Highlights</p><ul><li>The secret US operation evading Iran’s Strait of Hormuz blockade</li><li>&nbsp;Israel and Lebanon to use “pilot zones” to push out Hezbollah&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><p>CONTRIBUTORS:</p><p><br></p><p>Venetia Rainey, co-host and executive producer @venetiarainey</p><p>Sophia Yan, co-host and senior foreign correspondent @sophia_yan</p><p><br></p><p>CONTENT REFERENCED:</p><p><br></p><p>Sir Alex Younger, long-serving head of MI6 who shaped the service for a ‘fourth generation of espionage’</p><p><a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2026/06/03/sir-alex-younger-mi6-secret-intelligence-service-edward-sno/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2026/06/03/sir-alex-younger-mi6-secret-intelligence-service-edward-sno/</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-03/us-looks-to-unblock-hormuz-with-quiet-version-of-project-freedom\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-03/us-looks-to-unblock-hormuz-with-quiet-version-of-project-freedom</a></p><p><br></p><p>The Economist: A former spy chief’s take on intelligence and the Iran war</p><p><a href=\"https://www.economist.com/insider/inside-defence/a-former-spy-chiefs-take-on-intelligence-and-the-iran-war\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.economist.com/insider/inside-defence/a-former-spy-chiefs-take-on-intelligence-and-the-iran-war</a></p><p><br></p><p>Producer: Peter Shevlin</p><p>Executive Producers: Venetia Rainey &amp; Louisa Wells</p><p><br></p><p>► Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day's biggest stories, every morning. telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditor</p><p>► EMAIL US: Contact the team on battlelines@telegraph.co.uk&nbsp;</p><p>► GET THE LATEST HEADLINES: Find all our latest Iran coverage here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/iran-war/</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Telegraph"}