{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8/6a5f97784827c673f0ec1914?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Trump weighs major escalation as Iran hammers Kuwait’s power and water ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8/1784649456929-6c94c8ea-ff43-4f99-b086-7bf40e24adee.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Donald Trump is weighing up a massive expansion of the war with Iran after Tehran launched fresh strikes against US military sites across the Gulf, including Amazon services in Bahrain and vital power and water infrastructure in Kuwait.</p><p><br></p><p>Nearly 100 US service members have been injured in recent weeks, according to the Pentagon, as the latest round of fighting enters its tenth day. On today’s episode of <em>Iran: the Latest</em>, Venetia Rainey and Arthur Scott-Geddes look at the news that Pakistan, Qatar and Egypt are trying to broker a mini 10-day ceasefire even as Iran has hit two more tankers in Strait of Hormuz. Will anyone come to the negotiating table?</p><p><br></p><p>Plus, the Houthis have declared a Red Sea maritime blockade against Saudi Arabia, Iran admits its ailing economy is now the “main battlefield”, and Britain’s new Prime Minister Andy Burnham and his Cabinet face an early diplomatic test over the Iran war.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Highlights</p><ul><li>Trump weighs escalation as Iran injures hundreds of US troops</li><li>Iran hammers Kuwait’s power and water infrastructure</li></ul><p><br></p><p>CONTRIBUTORS:</p><p>Venetia Rainey, co-host and executive producer @venetiarainey</p><p>Arthur Scott-Geddes, deputy editor Global Health Security @ascottgeddes</p><p><br></p><p>WATCH US ON YOUTUBE: <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJnf_DDTfIVAif-vifC6F2aoPB8GIw6dk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJnf_DDTfIVAif-vifC6F2aoPB8GIw6dk</a></p><p><br></p><p>CONTENT REFERENCED:</p><p>Trump expects Burnham to let US strike Iran from British bases</p><p><a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/politics/2026/07/21/trump-expects-burnham-to-let-america-use-uk-bases-iran/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/politics/2026/07/21/trump-expects-burnham-to-let-america-use-uk-bases-iran/</a></p><p><br></p><p>White House ‘deeply concerned’ over Miliband as Foreign Secretary</p><p><a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2026/07/21/white-house-deeply-concerned-miliband-foreign-secretary/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2026/07/21/white-house-deeply-concerned-miliband-foreign-secretary/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Foreign brief for Miliband risks Trump’s wrath</p><p>https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2026/07/20/burnham-risks-trump-wrath-foreign-brief-ed-miliband/</p><p><br></p><p>Pentagon hiding missile shortage from White House, insiders fear</p><p><a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026/07/21/pentagon-hiding-missile-shortage-white-house/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026/07/21/pentagon-hiding-missile-shortage-white-house/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Lebanon’s leader seeks Trump’s help to end occupation and insurrection</p><p>https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/07/21/lebanons-leader-seeks-trumps-help-end-occupation/</p><p><br></p><p><em>ITL Best News and Analysis Podcast - Publisher Podcast Awards 2026</em></p><p><em>The Telegraph Podcast Publisher of the Year 2026 - Publisher Podcast Awards 2026</em></p><p><em>ITL Nominated Podcast of the Year - Society of Editors News Podcasts Awards 2026</em></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><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Telegraph"}