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Jon Sopel

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
327 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

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The News Agents
Has Starmer become the problem he promised to fix?

The IRGC saying that they have attacked a Greek-owned ship named Euphoria stranded on the coast of Iran.

The News Agents
Has Starmer become the problem he promised to fix?

Two of the ships seized and now they're being escorted to Iran.

The News Agents
Has Starmer become the problem he promised to fix?

So...

The News Agents
Has Starmer become the problem he promised to fix?

Yeah, it looks like Iran isn't behaving as if it's a ceasefire.

The News Agents
Has Starmer become the problem he promised to fix?

They don't trust America.

The News Agents
Has Starmer become the problem he promised to fix?

And America is basically playing for time because it's run out of time and doesn't actually want to start bombing.

The News Agents
Has Starmer become the problem he promised to fix?

Look, I think the days of us talking about foreign affairs versus domestic affairs are done.

The News Agents
Has Starmer become the problem he promised to fix?

Because today, what did we learn?

The News Agents
Has Starmer become the problem he promised to fix?

That inflation has gone up to 3.3%.

The News Agents
Has Starmer become the problem he promised to fix?

It's started to climb.

The News Agents
Has Starmer become the problem he promised to fix?

And this means that everything that is happening in Iran is actually directly related.

The News Agents
Has Starmer become the problem he promised to fix?

being felt right here, right now.

The News Agents
Has Starmer become the problem he promised to fix?

It's not sometime in the future anymore.

The News Agents
Has Starmer become the problem he promised to fix?

It's with us already.

The News Agents
Has Starmer become the problem he promised to fix?

So London is today hosting, I think, 30 different countries, military planners, to try and work out how they get the Strait of Hormuz opened.

The News Agents
Has Starmer become the problem he promised to fix?

And I think it's important to notice that this is about strategy.

The News Agents
Has Starmer become the problem he promised to fix?

You know, it's not, as previously discussed, about military efforts.

The News Agents
Has Starmer become the problem he promised to fix?

It's not about defence.

The News Agents
Has Starmer become the problem he promised to fix?

It's not about offence.

The News Agents
Has Starmer become the problem he promised to fix?

It's saying,