{"id":327313,"date":"2026-03-18T21:00:38","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T21:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-wasnt-the-uk-ready-for-iran-war-michael-clarke-answers-your-questions-this-is-why\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T21:00:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T21:00:38","slug":"why-wasnt-the-uk-ready-for-iran-war-michael-clarke-answers-your-questions-this-is-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-wasnt-the-uk-ready-for-iran-war-michael-clarke-answers-your-questions-this-is-why\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Why wasn\u2019t the UK ready for Iran war?&#8217; Michael Clarke answers your questions | This Is Why"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/zGIxvje8vpA\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"'Why wasn\u2019t the UK ready for Iran war?' 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