Iran's new era of asymmetric warfare

🔗 October 8th film now available to rent or buy on amazon prime, apple tv and google tv - https://www.october8film.com/ 📰 Subscribe to UnHerd today at: https://bit.ly/3Qdkd5y UnHerd's Freddie Sayers meets Shashank Joshi. Watch it on the UnHerd website: https://unherd.com/watch-listen/the-age-of-drone-warfare-has-begun/ Listen to the podcast: https://plnk.to/unherd?to=page Advertise on UnHerd @ [email protected] UnHerd's Freddie Sayers speaks with The Economist’s defence editor, Shashank Joshi, to dissect the frightening new reality of ‘democratised warfare’ in the Strait of Hormuz. As Iran utilises low-cost drones, ‘smart mines’, and autonomous suicide boats to threaten 20% of the world's oil supply, Joshi explains the shift from traditional naval battles to a war of economic attrition and investigates whether the price of entry for war has been permanently lowered - and what it means for the future of global stability. Follow UnHerd on social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/unherd Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/unherd/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unherd/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@unherdtv //TIMECODES// 00:00 - 00:32 - Intro 00:32 - 01:16 - Setting up the Hormuz threat 01:16 - 01:34 - Introducing Shashank Joshi 01:34 - 03:48 - What “control” of the Strait means 03:48 - 04:31 - How Iran could mine the Strait 04:31 - 06:31 - Modern sea mines as small drones 06:31 - 08:14 - Missiles vs ships along the Gulf coast 08:14 - 09:28 - Naval drones and recent ship attacks 09:28 - 13:12 - Cheap drones and choke-point warfare 13:12 - 14:03 - Sponsor: October 8 film 14:03 - 15:37 - GPS jamming and drone defenses 15:37 - 16:44 - Can the Strait of Hormuz be secured? 16:44 - 18:25 - The Houthi precedent and US costs 18:25 - 18:49 - Outro #UnHerd #Iran #Drones