US ‘blows up’ Iran mine-laying ships as Trump chases ‘bum deal’
The US says it has bombed Iranian mine-laying ships in the Strait of Hormuz and a missile launch site in southern Iran. Tehran says it has downed American drones. Is the war about to restart?
Former Royal Navy officer Tom Sharpe explains what we know about the latest tit-for-tat military activity today and why the timing is unusual. He also gives an inside look at the threat posed by Iran’s newly deployed “ship-smashing” Ghadir mini-submarines, known as the “dolphins of the Persian Gulf”.
Plus, Venetia Rainey and Sophia Yan discuss why the signs suggest peace talks are set to continue for…
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