The new battle in the Strait of Hormuz
5/5/202615 min
The US President Donald Trump has launched what he’s calling ‘Project Freedom’, promising to rescue commercial ships stranded in the Strait of Hormuz.
Already Iran has resumed firing on the UAE and the US says it’s destroyed Iranian military boats in the Strait.
Today, Jennifer Parker, a former Royal Australian Navy warfare officer, on the new phase of the Iran war.
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Jennifer Parker, Adjunct Professor at the Defence and Security Institute at The University of Western Australia
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[upbeat music] Is the Iran war ceasefire over? With Iran firing on the UAE again and the US destroying Iranian military boats, it looks that way. But what should we expect next after Donald Trump launched so-called Project Freedom to rescue commercial ships stranded in the Strait of Hormuz? Today, a former Australian Navy warfare officer who's traveled through the strait, Jennifer Parker, on how it might all play out. I'm Sam Hawley on Gadigal Land in Sydney. This is ABC NewsDaily.
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