Another Take: Iran, the US and the standoff in the strait

The Take

English - February 03, 2024 05:00 - 26 minutes - 24.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 324 ratings
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Every Saturday, we revisit a story that’s in the news again.

This originally aired on May 24, 2019. None of the dates, titles, or other references from that time have been changed.

It seemed like a recipe for conflict: Take the Iran nuclear deal, add a dash of John Bolton and some US warships, and top it off with a mysterious sabotage of oil tankers near one of the most sensitive stretches of water in the world. We take you there to examine just how close the US and Iran have come to the edge of war.

In this episode:

Zein Basravi (@virtualzein) Al Jazeera Correspondent
Kimberley Halkett (@KimberleyHalkett) Al Jazeera White House Correspondent

Episode credits:

This episode was updated by Amy Walters. The original production team was Alexandra Locke, Morgan Waters, Priyanka Tilve, Dina Kesbeh, Ney Alvarez, Amy Walters, Natalia, Aldana, Graelyn Grashear, Seth Samuel was the sound designer.

Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik. Adam Abou-Gad is our engagement producer.

Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer, and Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.