Barbara Plett-Usher
speaker
13 appearances
2 recordings
1 series
first heard Jul 2026
last heard 13 Jul
Barbara Plett-Usher’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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Appearances
The battle over control of the Strait of Hormuz has stalled movement towards ending the wider conflict.
Iran pledged to open the strait according to the terms of its interim deal with Washington, but it has been firing on commercial vessels it says are using an unauthorized route.
The U.S.
military says its latest round of strikes has continued to degrade Iran's ability to attack international shipping.
And it insists that traffic is still able to flow through the strait.
Attempts by mediators to resolve the dispute at the weekend failed.
And it's clear how important control of the strait is to Iran.
More important than dozens of atomic bombs, senior Iranian officials have said.
The battle over control of the Strait of Hormuz has stalled movement towards ending the wider conflict.
Iran pledged to open the strait according to the terms of its interim deal with Washington, but it has been firing on commercial vessels it says are using an unauthorized route.
The U.S.
The Trump administration needs that to happen to bring oil prices down ahead of midterm elections in November.
Attempts by mediators to resolve the dispute at the weekend failed, and it's clear how important control of the strait is to Iran, more important than dozens of atomic bombs, senior Iranian officials have said.
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