# How Iran’s ‘fortified islands’ trap Trump in Hormuz | Hamish de Bretton-Gordon analyses

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Podcast: [The Trump Report](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-trump-report-7360685)
Published: 2026-05-05T15:00:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 1627

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Former British Army Colonel, Hamish de Bretton-Gordon, joins Maddie Hale to discuss the US’ naval mission to escort stranded ships in the Strait of Hormuz, Donald Trump threatens to “”blow” Iran “off the face of the earth”, and what military capabilities Iran has when targeting ships. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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