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The episode discusses the challenges the US faces in countering Iran's asymmetric warfare tactics, particularly through the lens of the Strait of Hormuz and Hezbollah's evolving strategies.

From the Strait of Hormuz to Lebanon, the Iran war has seen the West’s foes adopt asymmetric warfare with growing efficacy.  Fresh off the boat from the Omani side of the Strait, Adrian Blomfield joins Venetia Rainey and Roland Oliphant. He explains how being out on the busy, misty and historic waterway helped him to understand why it is almost impossible for the US to counter Iran’s so-called “mosquito” fleet of fast boats. Meanwhile, Jerusalem correspondent Henry Bodkin discusses the growing threat posed by Hezbollah as it adopts Ukrainian drone tactics to fight Israeli troops in southern Lebanon. He talks through a particularly worrying video showing the terror group flying a fibre-optic first-person view (FPV) drone at a medivac helicopter.  Plus, Venetia and Roland run through the latest updates from today, including Donald Trump’s new threat to Iran and bad signs from the Iranian economy.  Highlights:  Adrian Blomfield on his trip to the Strait of Hormuz Henry Bodkin on the growing threat posed by Hezbollah as it adopts Ukrainian drone tactics CONTRIBUTORS: Venetia Rainey, co-host @venetiarainey Roland Oliphant, co-host and chief foreign affairs analyst…

People in this episode

Hosts: Venetia Rainey, Roland Oliphant

Guests: Adrian Blomfield, Henry Bodkin

Topics covered

• asymmetric warfare
• Iran
• Hezbollah
• Strait of Hormuz
• US foreign policy
• drone tactics

Keywords

• Iran
• Hezbollah
• Strait of Hormuz
• asymmetric warfare
• drone tactics
• US foreign policy
• Adrian Blomfield
• Henry Bodkin

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hezbollah

Products: fibre-optic first-person view (FPV) drone

Places: Strait of Hormuz, Lebanon, Jerusalem, Omani, United States, Israel

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