How Iran’s ‘fortified islands’ trap Trump in Hormuz | Hamish de Bretton-Gordon analyses

About this episode

Hamish de Bretton-Gordon discusses the US naval mission in the Strait of Hormuz and Iran's military capabilities.

Former British Army Colonel, Hamish de Bretton-Gordon, joins Maddie Hale to discuss the US’ naval mission to escort stranded ships in the Strait of Hormuz, Donald Trump threatens to “”blow” Iran “off the face of the earth”, and what military capabilities Iran has when targeting ships. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Maddie Hale

Guest: Hamish de Bretton-Gordon

Topics covered

• Iran
• Strait of Hormuz
• US naval mission
• military capabilities
• Donald Trump
• shipping security

Keywords

• Iran
• Strait of Hormuz
• Donald Trump
• naval mission
• military capabilities
• shipping security

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Iran, United States, Strait of Hormuz

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