Trump readies new Iran strikes as Strait of Hormuz attacks ramp up

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Add us as preferred source !tmg.video.placeholder.alt JZKiW1X__DY Venetia Rainey Show biography !Venetia Rainey Venetia co-hosts The Telegraph’s defence and foreign policy podcast Iran: The Latest (previously Battle Lines). Prior to that she was the paper’s Weekend Foreign Editor and worked as a foreign correspondent in the Middle East and Europe for 10 years. Published 08 October 2026 3:46pm BST Donald Trump is reportedly readying to restart major combat operations against Iran and alongside former war-partner Israel - before the US midterm elections. On today’s episode of Iran: the Latest, Venetia Rainey speaks to Richard Meade, editor-in-chief of Lloyd’s List, about how such an escalation would impact the dangerous and costly shuttle service that has emerged in the Strait of Hormuz to stabilise oil prices. They discuss how growing Iranian attacks on tankers in the key waterway has led to a “violent equilibrium” that is having a global knock-on impact. Is it sustainable? Plus, new figures show more US military aircraft have been damaged or destroyed since the conflict began than previously reported, Yemen’s Houthis down a drone from Saudi Arabia, and UK-Israel crisis talks save Britain’s diplomatic presence in Jerusalem. Listen to _Iran: The Latest_ : Join the conversation Show 41 comments The Telegraph values your comments but kindly requests all posts are on topic, constructive and respectful. Please review our commenting policy. Copy link

The Telegraph values your comments but kindly requests all posts are on topic, constructive and respectful. Please review our commenting policy. Related Topics Iran War, Strait of Hormuz, Iran The Latest, Donald Trump

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