<p>On the sixth day of the US-Israeli war with Iran, the Strait of Hormuz is remains effectively closed to shipping, despite the US Navy crippling Iran’s surface fleet - including by torpedoing a Frigate off Sri Lanka.&nbsp;</p><br><p>On today’s episode of Iran: the Latest, Roland Oliphant speaks to former Royal Navy commander Tom Sharpe about how Western militaries have prepared for years for a big war with Iran; why Iranian maritime forces are equally well prepared; and the cruel necessities of submarine warfare.</p><br><p>And Nicholas Hopton, a former British ambassador to Iran, explains the three conditions necessary for a regime collapse - and why none of them have yet been met.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Read: The US submarine which torpedoed the Iranian frigate will soon be flying the Jolly Roger, by Tom Sharpe: <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/03/05/us-submarine-torpedo-iranian-warship-jolly-roger/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/03/05/us-submarine-torpedo-iranian-warship-jolly-roger/</a></p><br><p>Read: Will America betray the Kurds again? by Owen Matthews: <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/03/05/will-america-betray-kurds-again/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/03/05/will-america-betray-kurds-again/</a></p><br><p>Producer: Peter Shevlin</p><p>Executive Producer: Louisa Wells</p><br><p>► 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</p><br><p>Contact us with feedback or ideas:</p><p>@venetiarainey</p><p>@RolandOliphant</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>