War of words: Trump, Iran trade claims of missile strikes in Strait of Hormuz

About this episode

The episode discusses escalating tensions in the Strait of Hormuz involving missile strikes and political claims between the US and Iran.

Tensions in the Strait of Hormuz escalated on Monday after US President Donald Trump announced that Washington was beginning "Project Freedom" to help "guide" ships stranded by Iran's closure of the crucial waterway. Iran said the US had "disregarded" its warning shots and that it had struck a US frigate with two missiles. Washington flatly denied this, adding that two US-flagged merchant ships had managed to transit the Strait, which again Tehran rebuked, triggering a war of words.

Topics covered

• US-Iran relations
• military conflict
• maritime security
• political tensions
• diplomatic disputes

Keywords

• Trump
• Iran
• missile strikes
• Strait of Hormuz
• Project Freedom
• US frigate
• tensions

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Washington, Iran

Places: Strait of Hormuz, US

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