{"id":71966,"date":"2026-08-04T16:20:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T16:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/videos\/71966\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T16:20:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T16:20:08","slug":"how-trumps-empty-iran-decapitation-threats-damage-us-credibility-iran-the-latest-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/videos\/71966\/","title":{"rendered":"How Trump\u2019s empty Iran \u2018decapitation\u2019 threats damage US credibility | Iran: the Latest news"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title = \"How Trump\u2019s empty Iran \u2018decapitation\u2019 threats damage US credibility | Iran: the Latest news\"   width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dUVt-lxj1ks\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>\nHow Trump\u2019s empty Iran \u2018decapitation\u2019 threats damage US credibility | Iran: the Latest news<br \/>\n<br \/>\nDonald Trump has threatened a &#8220;decapitation&#8221; strike to restart the war if negotiations with Iran fail. <\/p>\n<p>Iran denies talks are underway, but Tehran is certainly talking with one country: Oman. It is closing in on a Strait of Hormuz deal that would grant Iranian control over inbound shipping, potentially allowing it to charge fees on everything from oil to fertiliser. Amid fresh missile strikes on commercial vessels near Oman, how will the US respond?<\/p>\n<p>On today\u2019s episode of Iran: The Latest, Roland Oliphant speaks with Danny Citrinowicz, Senior Fellow at Israel\u2019s Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), about whether Iran is strategically dragging out the conflict. They analyse how the Iran and Russia-Ukraine wars are \u201cvery close\u201d to merging into a single global front, why US military posture is buckling in the Gulf, and how collapsing ceasefire deals in Lebanon and Gaza expose the limits of Trump\u2019s Middle East strategy. <\/p>\n<p>#Iranwar #Donald Trump #StraitofHormuz<\/p>\n<p>Highlights<br \/>\nTrump threatens \u2018decapitation\u2019 strike if Iran negotiations fail<br \/>\nWhy the Iran and Ukraine wars are \u2018very close\u2019 to merging <\/p>\n<p>CONTRIBUTORS:<br \/>\nRoland Oliphant, co-host and chief foreign affairs analyst @RolandOliphant<br \/>\nDanny Citrinowicz, senior fellow at Institute for National Security Studies @citrinowicz  <\/p>\n<p>WATCH US ON YOUTUBE: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLJnf_DDTfIVAif-vifC6F2aoPB8GIw6dk<\/p>\n<p>CONTENT REFERENCED:<br \/>\nTrump cut out of new deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/world-news\/2026\/08\/04\/iran-and-oman-near-deal-to-reopen-strait-of-hormuz\/<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s Hamas disarmament plan unravels<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/world-news\/2026\/08\/03\/donald-trump-hamas-disarmament-deal-unravelling\/<\/p>\n<p>Winner Best News and Analysis Podcast &#8211; Publisher Podcast Awards 2026<br \/>\nNominated Podcast of the Year &#8211; Society of Editors News Podcasts Awards 2026<br \/>\nNominated Best News, Politics and Current Affairs &#8211; British Podcast Awards 2026<br \/>\nThe Telegraph, Winner Podcast Publisher of the Year 2026 &#8211; Publisher Podcast Awards 2026<\/p>\n<p>Producer: Max Bower<br \/>\nVideo Producer: Peter Shevlin<br \/>\nResearcher and Social Producer: Anna Hindmarsh<br \/>\nStudio Operator: Andy Watson<br \/>\nExecutive Producer: Venetia Rainey <\/p>\n<p>\u25ba Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. 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