US vows indefinite blockade as China becomes Iran’s 'ventilator' | Iran: the Latest live news

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The US has deployed a fresh aircraft carrier to the Middle East, vowing an "indefinite" naval blockade of Iran until the Strait of Hormuz is reopened - but China has other ideas. On today’s episode of Iran: The Latest, Sophia Yan speaks with Alicia Kearns MP, shadow minister for national security and former chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee. Fresh from a trip into the heart of the Pentagon, she explains how Iran's regime is withstanding the pressure of the war thanks to financial and technological assistance from Beijing. Plus, the “active and pernicious” Iranian intelligence service you’ve never heard of, why Donald Trump is guilty of historical revisionism when it comes to Nato, and whether the US is ready for the growing risk of a three-theatre conflict involving China and Taiwan. CHAPTERS 00:00 US vows indefinite blockade in Strait of Hormuz 01:55 GOP disquiet inside Pentagon over Trump’s Iran strategy 03:00 Confronting the Pentagon on Trump's NATO revisionis

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