US sinks Iranian ship as battle for the Strait of Hormuz heats up | Iran war news today

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The US Navy struck three Iranian vessels, sinking one and disabling two, after fresh attacks by Tehran on American warships near the Strait of Hormuz. On today’s episode of Iran: the Latest, Roland Oliphant and Venetia Rainey discuss news of the escalating battle for the Strait of Hormuz, which has become the epicentre of the US-Iran war. Donald Trump’s administration insists millions of barrels of oil are getting out and it’s not a war but merely “small potatoes”, but missile strikes continue and Oman and Iran are negotiating a separate deal. What’s going on? Plus, the US admits a nuclear deal with Iran may never happen, and violence flares in Lebanon amid an explosion of Israeli air strikes and in Yemen as the Houthis push towards the Bab al-Mandeb strait. 00:00 - Introduction & Overview of the US-Iran War 00:36 - Strikes & Escalation in the Strait of Hormuz 04:16 - Shipping Data & Commodity Traffic Trends 05:05 - Competing Narratives on Shipping Safety 08:01 - Evacuation of Sa

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