Iran and US offer conflicting narrative over Strait of Hormuz

About this episode

The episode discusses the conflicting narratives between Iran and the US regarding the Strait of Hormuz, featuring insights from Middle East Correspondent Gregg Carlstrom.

Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East Correspondent for The Economist

People in this episode

Guest: Gregg Carlstrom

Topics covered

• Iran
• US relations
• Strait of Hormuz
• Middle East
• conflict narrative

Keywords

• Iran
• US
• Strait of Hormuz
• Middle East
• conflict
• narrative
• Gregg Carlstrom

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Economist

Places: Iran, US, Strait of Hormuz

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