Iran captures US submarine drone & how Russia supercharges Iran’s weapons

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The episode discusses the recent destruction of Iranian oil tankers by the US and the role of Russia in enhancing Iran's military capabilities.

Iran claims to capture an advanced US Navy submarine drone in the Strait of Hormuz. How significant is it? On today’s episode of Iran: the Latest , Roland Oliphant talks to Nikolay Kozhanov, former attaché at the Russian embassy in Tehran and now at the Gulf Studies Center of Qatar University, about the escalating US-Iran missile attacks and how Moscow is helping Tehran. He explains that Iran will get as much as possible out of whatever equipment they capture to get around US sanctions. From advanced missile technology to specialised hardware for electronic jamming, Nikolay also explains how Vladimir Putin is fuelling the war to help drain the US military and distract from Ukraine. Plus, the US has destroyed five Iranian oil tankers near Kharg Island after the IRGC fired ballistic missiles at a Navy warship twice this week. Is this Iran’s new military doctrine in full swing? Highlights US blitzes Iranian oil tankers off Kharg Island How Russia supercharges Iran’s weapons CONTRIBUTORS: Roland Oliphant, co-host and chief foreign affairs analyst @RolandOliphant Nikolay Kozhanov, Gulf Studies Center of Qatar University @KozhanovNikolay WATCH US ON YOUTUBE…

People in this episode

Host: Roland Oliphant

Guest: Nikolay Kozhanov

Topics covered

• US-Iran relations
• military conflict
• oil prices
• Russian influence
• missile technology
• geopolitical tensions

Keywords

• Iran
• US Navy
• oil tankers
• missile attacks
• Russia
• Brent crude
• military doctrine
• geopolitics
• Ukraine
• electronic jamming

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Gulf Studies Center of Qatar University, US Navy, Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, UK, Russia

Products: Brent crude oil

Places: Iran, Strait of Hormuz

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