The Battle For The Strait Of Hormuz Is Entering A New Phase | Mark Urban

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"The thing has increased in scope." The latest US-Iran escalation is increasingly centred on control of the Strait of Hormuz, where shipping, sanctions and economic leverage have become as important as military strikes, says diplomatic and defence analyst Mark Urban. Mark Urban was speaking to Hugo Rifkind on Times Radio. Listen live every Monday-Thursday, 10am-1pm. Read the best of our journalism: https://www.thetimes.com/ Listen live to Times Radio: https://www.thetimes.com/radio/live Subscribe to The Times and The Sunday Times YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=timesonlinevideo Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/timesandsundaytimes/ Find us on X: https://x.com/thetimes Find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetimes/

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