{"id":68283,"date":"2026-07-28T16:48:24","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T16:48:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/videos\/68283\/"},"modified":"2026-07-28T16:48:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T16:48:24","slug":"red-sea-chokepoint-houthis-replicate-irans-hormuz-strategy-iran-the-latest-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/videos\/68283\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Sea chokepoint: Houthis replicate Iran\u2019s Hormuz strategy | Iran: the Latest news"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title = \"Red Sea chokepoint: Houthis replicate Iran\u2019s Hormuz strategy | Iran: the Latest news\"   width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vGk5l84mXtg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>\nRed Sea chokepoint: Houthis replicate Iran\u2019s Hormuz strategy | Iran: the Latest news<br \/>\n<br \/>\nSeventeen days into the conflict between the US and Iran, the frontline is expanding as drone attacks continue to test the ceasefire and new flashpoints emerge in the Red Sea. Is the Houthi blockade of critical shipping lanes a calculated attempt to mirror Iran\u2019s strategy in the Strait of Hormuz, or a desperate move to force concessions from Saudi Arabia?<\/p>\n<p>On today\u2019s episode of Iran: the Latest, Arthur Scott-Geddes speaks to Memphis Barker, The Telegraph\u2019s Senior Foreign Correspondent, about the reality of these escalating tactics and what they mean for the global oil market. They discuss the significance of Donald Trump\u2019s high-stakes meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu today, and how the conflict is forcing nations as distant as Australia to fundamentally rethink their national energy security. <\/p>\n<p>Plus, Ben Farmer, our Africa Correspondent, joins the conversation to explain the unexpected and worrying resurgence of piracy off the coast of Somalia as a direct side effect of the war.<\/p>\n<p>Highlights<br \/>\nTactical diplomacy or a critical missile shortage?<br \/>\nWhat the Israeli Prime Minister is demanding from Washington<br \/>\nWhy the markets are reacting to the halt in hostilities<\/p>\n<p>CONTRIBUTORS:<br \/>\nArthur Scott-Geddes, deputy editor Global Health Security @ascottgeddes<br \/>\nMemphis Barker, Senior Foreign Correspondent @memphisbarker<br \/>\nBen Farmer, Africa Correspondent @benfarmerDT<\/p>\n<p>CONTENT REFERENCED:<\/p>\n<p>Somali pirates are back, fuelled by Iran war. 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