“The Israeli view of what should happen next is clearly closer to escalation.”
Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu are “struggling to see this conflict in the same way” after Israeli strikes in Lebanon have caused Iran to close the Strait of Hormuz, says former UK Ambassador to both Iran and Yemen Nicholas Hopton.
Nicholas Hopton and Najat Saliba were speaking to Ayesha Hazarika on Times Radio Drive. Listen live everyday from 4-7pm.
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