{"id":372899,"date":"2026-08-25T13:00:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T12:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/iran-faces-economic-d-day-as-uk-and-ukraine-strike-major-ai-defence-deal-michael-clarke-analysis\/"},"modified":"2026-08-25T13:00:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T12:00:19","slug":"iran-faces-economic-d-day-as-uk-and-ukraine-strike-major-ai-defence-deal-michael-clarke-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/iran-faces-economic-d-day-as-uk-and-ukraine-strike-major-ai-defence-deal-michael-clarke-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran faces &#8216;economic D-Day&#8217; as UK and Ukraine strike major AI defence deal | Michael Clarke analysis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/xvz7UHyg1v8\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Iran faces 'economic D-Day' as UK and Ukraine strike major AI defence deal | Michael Clarke analysis\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xvz7UHyg1v8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Sky\u2019s security and defence analyst Michael Clarke examines the US threat of an \u201ceconomic D-Day\u201d against Iran, assessing how effective the sanctions could be and whether they can force Tehran to change course.<\/p>\n<p>He also looks at the UK and Ukraine&#8217;s new AI defence data-sharing deal.<\/p>\n<p>Read more: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/<\/p>\n<p>#skynews #ukraine #usa #iran #war <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on X: 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>For 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 https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Why not listen to one of our podcasts? 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