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The US Navy is facing increasingly long deployments as depleted interceptor stockpiles as aircraft carriers struggle to cope with Donald Trump’s eight-month Iran war and other commitments. Is America overstretched at sea? On today’s episode of Iran: the Latest, Roland Oliphant is joined by RUSI naval warfare experts Dr. Sidharth Kaushal and Professor Kevin Rowlands to discuss the chronic problems within the US Navy, from an ageing carrier fleet to the lack of regular maintenance. They discuss why the Strait of Hormuz has been so hard to resolve militarily and how much longer Trump can continue to fight Iran. Plus, in Yemen, the Iran-backed Houthis have fired ballistic missiles at Saudi airports as the Riyadh-backed government forces recapture the key Red Sea port of Mocha as part of a major push. What does this latest news mean for the Bab al-Mandeb chokepoint? CHAPTERS 00:00 - Introduction & Guest Overview 01:38 - Middle East News: Saudi-Houthi Escalation in Yemen 04:00 - Strategic Impact of the Bab-el-Mandeb Chokepoint 09:31 - Tensions & Blockades in the Strait of Hormuz 14:11 - Political Fallout: Gas Prices & Trump’s Statements 17:00 - US Navy Overstretch: Underlying Strategic Issues 23:33 - Carrier Deployments & Future Escalation Scenarios 33:21 - The Human Cost: Life at Sea During Extended Deployments 37:34 - Wrap-up & Outro #Iran #USNavy #MiddleEast #Yemen #Houthis #StraitOfHormuz #MilitaryHistory #Geopolitics #Telegraph CONTRIBUTORS: Roland Oliphant, co-host and chief foreign affairs analyst @RolandOliphant Kevin Rowlands, RUSI journal editor @c21st_sailor Dr Sidharth Kaushal, RUSI senior research fellow sea power WATCH US ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJnf_DDTfIVAif-vifC6F2aoPB8GIw6dk CONTENT REFERENCED: Saudi-backed forces run over surrendering Houthis with trucks https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/10/05/saudi-deploys-100-fighter-jets-to-retake-red-sea/ Iran ‘plotted Spider Web-style drone attack on RAF Fairford’ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026/10/05/vance-bombers-fairford-iran-threat/ Tom Sharpe: It’s advantage Trump in the Strait of Hormuz https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/10/06/strait-hormuz-oil-crude-iran-war-strikes-red-sea-trump/ RUSI: The Overstretch Facing the US Navy https://www.rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/overstretch-facing-us-navy Winner Best News and Analysis Podcast - Publisher Podcast Awards 2026 Bronze Best News, Politics and Current Affairs - British Podcast Awards 2026 Nominated Podcast of the Year - Society of Editors News Podcasts Awards 2026 The Telegraph, Winner Podcast Publisher of the Year 2026 - Publisher Podcast Awards 2026 Producers: Peter Shevlin and Max Bower Researcher and Social Producer: Anna Hindmarsh Studio Operator: Andy Watson Executive Producer: Venetia Rainey ► 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.