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A trip to the Strait of Hormuz & Hezbollah adopts Ukraine-style drone warfare

A trip to the Strait of Hormuz & Hezbollah adopts Ukraine-style drone warfare

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

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From the Strait of Hormuz to Lebanon, the Iran war has seen the
West’s foes adopt asymmetric warfare with growing efficacy.

Fresh off the boat from the Omani side of the Strait, Adrian
Blomfield joins Venetia Rainey and Roland Oliphant. He explains
how being out on the busy, misty and historic waterway helped him
to understand why it is almost impossible for the US to counter
Iran’s so-called “mosquito” fleet of fast boats.

Meanwhile, Jerusalem correspondent Henry Bodkin discusses the
growing threat posed by Hezbollah as it adopts Ukrainian drone
tactics to fight Israeli troops in southern Lebanon. He talks
through a particularly worrying video showing the terror group
flying a fibre-optic first-person view (FPV) drone at a medivac
helicopter.

Plus, Venetia and Roland run through the latest updates from
today, including Donald Trump’s new threat to Iran and bad signs
from the Iranian economy.

Highlights:

Adrian Blomfield on his trip to the Strait of Hormuz

Henry Bodkin on the growing threat posed by Hezbollah as it
adopts Ukrainian drone tactics

CONTRIBUTORS:

Venetia Rainey, co-host @venetiarainey

Roland Oliphant, co-host and chief foreign affairs analyst
@RolandOliphant

Adrian Blomfield, senior foreign correspondent @adrianblomfield

Henry Bodkin, Jerusalem correspondent @HenryBodkin

CONTENT REFERENCED:

Hezbollah attacks Israeli military helicopter with fibre optic
drones

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/04/28/hezbollah-attack-israeli-idf-helicopter-fibre-optic-drones/

Adrian Blomfield: Here in the Strait, Iran’s mosquito fleet
renders Trump blockade futile

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/04/28/strait-of-hormuz-irans-mosquito-fleet-winning-blockade/

Akhtar Makoii: Iran’s cost of living is out of control as Trump’s
blockade takes hold

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/04/29/irans-cost-of-living-trump-blockade/

Producer: Peter Shevlin

Executive Producers: Venetia Rainey & Louisa Wells

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