{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8/6a5501d99fd983917dfd299a?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Trump reimposes naval blockade & how China and Russia use Iran to bleed US munitions","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8/1783956138838-b89d76f5-02b6-47dc-8cfa-86128436ed8e.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>The US-Iran ceasefire is in crisis following a violent weekend of escalation. From the IRGC damaging a ship in the Strait of Hormuz so badly that the crew had to abandon it, to President Donald Trump declaring he \"bombed the hell out of them\" after striking dozens of targets, the war appears to be back on in all but name. Now, Trump has reimposed the US naval blockade and announced a toll.</p><p><br></p><p>On today’s episode of Iran: the Latest, Venetia Rainey and Roland Oliphant break down a frantic weekend of military action, including the US deploying one-way attack sea drones for the first time and the collapse of Omani negotiations to reopen the Hormuz waterway.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Plus, the damage done by Iran repeatedly launching missile and drone strikes against US airbases across the Gulf and Jordan is growing. King’s College London security expert Dr. Andreas Krieg unpacks how China and Russia are actively backing Iran's underground missile infrastructure to bleed Western interceptor stocks and distract the US from the Indo-Pacific.</p><p><br></p><p>Highlights</p><p>Trump reimposes Strait of Hormuz blockade and attacks Iran with sea drones</p><p>Iran attacks on American bases across Middle East ‘leave US in the dark’</p><p><br></p><p>CONTRIBUTORS:</p><p>Venetia Rainey, co-host and executive producer @venetiarainey</p><p>Roland Oliphant, co-host and chief foreign affairs analyst @RolandOliphant</p><p>Andreas Krieg, King’s College London and Institute of Middle Eastern Studies @andreas_krieg</p><p><br></p><p>WATCH US ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJnf_DDTfIVAif-vifC6F2aoPB8GIw6dk</p><p><br></p><p>CONTENT REFERENCED:</p><p><br></p><p>Telegraph View: The Iranian regime continues to sow chaos</p><p>https://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/2026/07/13/the-iranian-regime-continues-to-sow-chaos/</p><p><br></p><p>Iran bombs US supply lines in fight for Strait of Hormuz</p><p>https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/07/12/iran-aims-to-cripple-us-navy-supply-in-major-air-strikes/</p><p><br></p><p>Starmer proscribes Iran’s IRGC</p><p>https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/07/13/keir-starmer-proscribes-irans-islamic-revolutionary-guards/</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>ITL Best News and Analysis Podcast - Publisher Podcast Awards 2026</p><p>The Telegraph Podcast Publisher of the Year 2026 - Publisher Podcast Awards 2026</p><p>ITL Nominated Podcast of the Year - Society of Editors News Podcasts Awards 2026</p><p><br></p><p>Producer: Max Bower</p><p>Video Producer: Peter Shevlin</p><p>Researcher and Social Producer: Anna Hindmarsh</p><p>Studio Operator: Andy Watson</p><p>Executive Producer: Venetia Rainey&nbsp;</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</p><p>► GET THE LATEST HEADLINES: Find all our latest Iran coverage here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/iran-war/</p>","author_name":"The Telegraph"}