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How the Iran war was years in the planning

How the Iran war was years in the planning

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The Telegraph’s defence, security and foreign affairs podcast covering the conflict in Iran

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On the sixth day of the US-Israeli war with Iran, the Strait of
Hormuz is remains effectively closed to shipping, despite the US
Navy crippling Iran’s surface fleet - including by torpedoing a
Frigate off Sri Lanka.

On today’s episode of Iran: the Latest, Roland Oliphant speaks to
former Royal Navy commander Tom Sharpe about how Western
militaries have prepared for years for a big war with Iran; why
Iranian maritime forces are equally well prepared; and the cruel
necessities of submarine warfare.

And Nicholas Hopton, a former British ambassador to Iran,
explains the three conditions necessary for a regime collapse -
and why none of them have yet been met.

Read: The US submarine which torpedoed the Iranian frigate will
soon be flying the Jolly Roger, by Tom Sharpe:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/03/05/us-submarine-torpedo-iranian-warship-jolly-roger/

Read: Will America betray the Kurds again? by Owen Matthews:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/03/05/will-america-betray-kurds-again/

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