# Iran strikes ship in Strait of Hormuz & is Trump's Iran deal better or worse than Obama's? Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/iran-the-latest-6656846/iran-strikes-ship-in-strait-of-hormuz-is-trump-s-iran-deal-better-or-worse-than-obama-s Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/iran-the-latest-6656846/iran-strikes-ship-in-strait-of-hormuz-is-trump-s-iran-deal-better-or-worse-than-obama-s.md Podcast: [Iran: The Latest](https://stenobird.com/podcast/iran-the-latest-6656846) Published: 2026-06-26T17:17:24+00:00 Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/battle-lines-israel-gaza/episodes/iran-strikes-ship-in-strait-of-hormuz-is-trumps-iran-deal-be Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8/e/6a3eb0c289bd872840de7105/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/iran-the-latest-6656846/episodes/iran-strikes-ship-in-strait-of-hormuz-is-trump-s-iran-deal-better-or-worse-than-obama-s Duration seconds: 2514 ## Resource Iran’s direct strike on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz has shattered US hopes of bypassing the IRGC with a covert new route. On today’s episode of Iran: the Latest, Venetia Rainey exposes how this tactical escalation threatens to derail the fragile 60-day peace roadmap. Plus, is Trump’s Iran deal better or worse than Obama’s? Former US lead negotiator Robert Malley joins the podcast to deliver his blunt assessment, including why it’s not as financially generous as some claim, how close Iran now is to going nuclear, and what to do with all that enriched uranium.  Highlights Iran strikes ship in Strait of Hormuz Trump vs. Obama: Who got the better Iran deal? CONTRIBUTORS: Venetia Rainey, co-host and executive producer @venetiarainey Robert Malley, former JCPOA US negotiator and program director International Crisis Group @Rob_Malley WATCH US ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJnf_DDTfIVAif-vifC6F2aoPB8GIw6dk CONTENT REFERENCED: Iran attacks cargo ship in Strait of Hormuz https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/06/25/iran-attacks-cargo-ship-strait-of-hormuz/ Israel suspected of cyber attack on Iranian banks https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/06/23/israel-behind-cyber-attack-on-iranian-banks/ The US-Iran war may have ended, but 6,000 miles away the death toll is rising https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/terror-and-security/madagascar-fuel-food-shortages-iran-war-death-toll/ Producer: Max Bower and Lucy Dichmont Executive Producers: Venetia Rainey & Louisa Wells ► Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day's biggest stories, every morning. telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditor ► EMAIL US: Contact the team on battlelines@telegraph.co.uk ► GET THE LATEST HEADL… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/iran-the-latest-6656846/episodes/iran-strikes-ship-in-strait-of-hormuz-is-trump-s-iran-deal-better-or-worse-than-obama-s/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/iran-the-latest-6656846/iran-strikes-ship-in-strait-of-hormuz-is-trump-s-iran-deal-better-or-worse-than-obama-s.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.