Off The Hookah With Phil And Cooper

Phil gives an update on the recent escalations between Iran and the international community, culminating in their capturing four oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz. What’s the Strait of Hormuz, and why is it so important? Also, Cooper discusses the recent arrival of the Russian S-400 missiles in Turkey, and what that means for their participation in the American F-35 project. Jack Detsch joins the podcast and talks shop with the pod about both topics.   Iran claims massive counterespionage win Iran says tanker crisis can be resolved diplomatically Intel: US troop boost a warning shot at Iran (Jack Detsch) Intel: US boots Turkey from F-35 program after Russian arms deal (Jack Detsch) How Turkey is planning to handle US blowback over S-400s (Metin Gurcan) US forced to mull sanctions against Turkey after S-400 purchase (Amberin Zaman/Jack Detsch) Extra Listening: Episode #98, S-400 Days of Summer (5/10/19): Phil and Cooper explain the conflict behind Turkey’s purchase of both Russian