{"id":318967,"date":"2026-02-18T18:00:38","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T18:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/is-the-united-states-about-to-strike-iran-professor-michael-clarke\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T18:00:38","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T18:00:38","slug":"is-the-united-states-about-to-strike-iran-professor-michael-clarke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/is-the-united-states-about-to-strike-iran-professor-michael-clarke\/","title":{"rendered":"Is the United States about to strike Iran? | Professor Michael Clarke"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/a1J-fZly5jw\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Is the United States about to strike Iran? | Professor Michael Clarke\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/a1J-fZly5jw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Sky News&#8217; Data and Forensics team has been tracking the movement of US assets towards the Middle East amidst growing tensions in the region.<\/p>\n<p>Our defence and security analyst Professor Michael Clarke assesses their latest movements.<\/p>\n<p>#skynews #us #iran <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews<\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/<br \/>\nFor more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&#038;hl=en_GB<\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sky News&#8217; Data and Forensics team has been tracking the movement of US assets towards the Middle East amidst growing tensions in the region. 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