{"id":326529,"date":"2026-03-16T18:00:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T18:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/iran-ambassador-says-it-will-defend-ourselves-if-uk-joins-war-interview\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T18:00:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T18:00:07","slug":"iran-ambassador-says-it-will-defend-ourselves-if-uk-joins-war-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/iran-ambassador-says-it-will-defend-ourselves-if-uk-joins-war-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran ambassador says it &#8216;will defend ourselves&#8217; if UK joins war &#8211; interview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/CG094BgYPN0\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Iran ambassador says it 'will defend ourselves' if UK joins war - interview\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CG094BgYPN0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>More than two weeks into the war on Iran, global shipping has been thrown into disarray as the Strait of Hormuz remains almost completely closed.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, strikes in Iran have left at least 1,300 people dead and retaliatory attacks have struck Iran&#8217;s neighbours in the Gulf.<\/p>\n<p>But Iran&#8217;s ambassador to the UK claims the Strait of Hormuz is still open to all ships, as long as they aren&#8217;t allied with the United States, and claims that many attacks on Gulf countries are &quot;false flags&quot; being attributed to Iran.<\/p>\n<p>Channel 4 News Presenter Krishnan Guru-Murthy sits down with Ali Mousavi.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than two weeks into the war on Iran, global shipping has been thrown into disarray as the Strait of Hormuz remains almost completely closed. 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