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12:45Now PlayingShelagh Fogarty speaks to The News Agents co-host, Jon Sopel about who seems to be ‘winning’ the Iran War, as it enters its third week.
Tensions seem to be rising between Israel and the U.S., as Trump claims he was not pre-warned of Netanyahu's latest attack on an Iranian gas field.
Jon Sopel is quick to rubbish this claim, saying it is 'inconceivable' that Trump was unaware of the strike, adding that the president can at times be 'untethered from the truth.'
As the Strait of Hormuz remains a key battleground, Sopel thinks Iran 'holds all the aces' at the moment.
This is as oil prices continue to rise and in its wake, 'the West is shuddering'.
So who is winning the war? Sopel casts doubt on Trump's narrative that a US victory is 'imminent'...
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