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The US has deployed a fresh aircraft carrier to the Middle East, vowing an "indefinite" naval blockade of Iran until the Strait of Hormuz is reopened - but China has other ideas. On today’s episode of Iran: The Latest, Sophia Yan speaks with Alicia Kearns MP, shadow minister for national security and former chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee. Fresh from a trip into the heart of the Pentagon, she explains how Iran's regime is withstanding the pressure of the war thanks to financial and technological assistance from Beijing. Plus, the “active and pernicious” Iranian intelligence service you’ve never heard of, why Donald Trump is guilty of historical revisionism when it comes to Nato, and whether the US is ready for the growing risk of a three-theatre conflict involving China and Taiwan. CHAPTERS 00:00 US vows indefinite blockade in Strait of Hormuz 01:55 GOP disquiet inside Pentagon over Trump’s Iran strategy 03:00 Confronting the Pentagon on Trump's NATO revisionism 05:32 The Three-Theater War: Russia, Strait of Hormuz, and Taiwan 08:36 China becomes Iran’s 'ventilator' against US sanctions 11:00 Xi Jinping’s naval show of force in Taiwan Strait 17:50 MOIS: The lethal Iranian intel agency operating in the UK 21:17 How Britain must dismantle Iranian hitmen & propaganda 29:40 Iranian assassination threats against Trump 37:38 Russian shadow fleet tanker explosion off Oman Highlights US deploys fresh warship and vows indefinite Iran blockade How China is helping Iran win the war against the US CONTRIBUTORS: Sophia Yan, co-host and senior foreign correspondent @sophia_yan Alicia Kearns, MP and shadow minister for national security @aliciakearns WATCH US ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJnf_DDTfIVAif-vifC6F2aoPB8GIw6dk CONTENT REFERENCED: Alicia Kearns: Labour must shut down Iranian assets operating in Britain https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/08/01/labour-must-shut-down-iranian-assets-operating-in-britain/ US navy sailor jumps overboard after 250 days at sea https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/08/13/us-navy-sailors-jump-overboard-after-nine-months-at-sea/ Winner Best News and Analysis Podcast - Publisher Podcast Awards 2026 Nominated Podcast of the Year - Society of Editors News Podcasts Awards 2026 Nominated Best News, Politics and Current Affairs - British Podcast Awards 2026 The Telegraph, Winner Podcast Publisher of the Year 2026 - Publisher Podcast Awards 2026 Producer: Max Bower Video Producer: Peter Shevlin Researcher and Social Producer: Anna Hindmarsh Executive Producer: Venetia Rainey #IranTheLatest #Geopolitics #MiddleEast #StraitOfHormuz #USNavy #ChinaIran #USChina #NationalSecurity #ForeignPolicy #Pentagon #NATO #DonaldTrump #IndoPacific #IranIntelligence #ChinaUS ► Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day's biggest stories, every morning. telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditor ► EMAIL US: Contact the team on battlelines@telegraph.co.uk ► GET THE LATEST HEADLINES: Find all our latest Iran coverage here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/iran-war/ ► Sign up to the Telegraph's free new daily newsletter, From the Editor, bringing you the latest news, features and analysis from the Telegraph newsroom: www.telegraph.co.uk/customer/secure/newsletter/from-the-editor/?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_youtube_telegraphmain ► Get the latest headlines: www.telegraph.co.uk?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_youtube_telegraphmain ► Stay ahead with a Telegraph digital subscription: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/customer/subscription/store?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_youtube_telegraphmain https://www.telegraph.co.uk/ and https://www.youtube.com/telegraph are websites of The Telegraph, the UK's best-selling quality daily newspaper providing news and analysis on UK and world events, business, sport, lifestyle and culture.