{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8/6a7c86e5e37e4063e34d846c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Houthis’ first kills in Red Sea & is the Iran war America’s Suez moment?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8/1786546188381-eb707c3d-0dc7-406f-acd6-800c93672356.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>The Iran-backed Houthis have carried out their first deadly strikes of the war, killing six mariners in a double-tap ballistic missile attack on a cargo vessel in the Red Sea. Meanwhile, near the Strait of Hormuz, US Navy helicopters have fired Hellfire missiles to disable a ship breaking Donald Trump’s blockade.</p><p><br></p><p>On today’s episode of <em>Iran: The Latest</em>, Venetia Rainey is joined by veteran British Army officer Tim Collins, famous for his ‘tread lightly’ speech prior to leading British troops into Iraq in 2003 (and dramatised by Kenneth Branagh in the 2008 BBC series <em>10 Days to War</em>). Just back from a trip to Bahrain, Tim unpacks the difficult position the Gulf is now in and the parallels between the Iraq and Iran regimes.&nbsp;</p><p>Plus, is this America’s Suez Crisis? Tim argues that US dominance is declining as a result of the fast-escalating conflict and offers a piece of advice to Trump for how to end the war.</p><p>CREDIT: BBC&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Highlights</p><ul><li>US Navy fires Hellfires as Houthi Red Sea strikes kill first mariners</li><li>Is the Iran war America’s Suez Crisis moment?</li></ul><p><br></p><p>CONTRIBUTORS:</p><p>Venetia Rainey, co-host and executive producer @venetiarainey</p><p>Tim Collins, former British Army officer @tim_324</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>Tim Collins: Britain’s old friend and ally in the Gulf would welcome us back</p><p><a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/08/10/britains-old-friend-and-ally-in-the-gulf-would-welcome-us/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/08/10/britains-old-friend-and-ally-in-the-gulf-would-welcome-us/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Britain opens first naval overseas base in 50 years in sign of ‘global reach’&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>​​<a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/04/05/britain-opens-first-naval-overseas-base-50-years-sign-global/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/04/05/britain-opens-first-naval-overseas-base-50-years-sign-global/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Col. Tim Collins' full speech, Kuwait, 19 March, 2003</p><p><a href=\"https://www.dajobe.org/2003/03/collins/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.dajobe.org/2003/03/collins/</a></p><p><br></p><p>BBC: 10 Days to War mini series </p><p><a href=\"https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b009rcp0\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b009rcp0</a></p><p><br></p><p><em>Winner Best News and Analysis Podcast - Publisher Podcast Awards 2026</em></p><p><em>Nominated Podcast of the Year - Society of Editors News Podcasts Awards 2026</em></p><p><em>Nominated Best News, Politics and Current Affairs - British Podcast Awards 2026</em></p><p><em>The Telegraph, Winner Podcast Publisher of the Year 2026 - Publisher Podcast Awards 2026</em></p><p><br></p><p>Producer: Peter Shevlin</p><p>Video Producer: Max Bower</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><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Telegraph"}