{"id":325370,"date":"2026-03-12T00:00:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T00:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-does-the-us-defend-international-shipping-in-the-strait-of-hormuz-the-security-brief\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T00:00:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T00:00:11","slug":"how-does-the-us-defend-international-shipping-in-the-strait-of-hormuz-the-security-brief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-does-the-us-defend-international-shipping-in-the-strait-of-hormuz-the-security-brief\/","title":{"rendered":"How does the US defend international shipping in the Strait of Hormuz? | The Security Brief"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/lJeIosDnhQo\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"How does the US defend international shipping in the Strait of Hormuz? | The Security Brief\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lJeIosDnhQo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Mines in the water, Iranian gunboats on the surface and the one island that could bring Iran\u2019s economy to its knees.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll bring you exclusive insights from the former commander of a Royal Navy minehunter, who has a different take on the threats posed by Iran. <\/p>\n<p>And is the US forming a plan to take Kharg Island, the rocky outpost 15 miles off Iran\u2019s coast \u2013 responsible for 95% of Iranian crude exports?<\/p>\n<p>This is The Security Brief with the BBC\u2019s Christian Fraser and former Senior Officer in the British Military, Mikey Kay.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#US #Iran #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mines in the water, Iranian gunboats on the surface and the one island that could bring Iran\u2019s economy to its knees. 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