The US “should be wary of being dragged back into a quagmire”, the Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has warned, as US President Donald Trump’s plan to free ships stuck in the Strait of Hormuz threatens the US-Iran ceasefire.

Trump said in an interview with Fox News on Monday that Iran would be “blown off the face of the Earth” if the country attacks US vessels during “Project Freedom”.

But Iran insists that it controls the strait and on Monday fired missiles and drones at military and commercial ships, according to the US.

South Korea and the UAE reported damage to commercial ships, while a reported Iranian attack caused a fire at a UAE oil depot.

Around 2,000 ships are estimated to be stuck in the Strait of Hormuz.

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We count down to the Senedd, Holyrood and English local elections happening on Thursday.

With less than 24 hours to go until the polls open, the parties are making their final efforts to win over voters across the UK.

Adam, Chris, Laura, Felicity and James put their heads together to give a rundown of what’s dominated the campaign trails and how that might shape the next few days.

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00:00 Introduction
03:15 What’s on the table for the May elections?
09:15 What do Scottish voters want?
11:01 What do Welsh voters want?
15:33 Zack Polanski under scrutiny
18:45 Nigel Farage’s reputation in Scotland
23:39 How are things looking for the other party leaders?

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The US president is taking revenge on his fellow Republicans, including Thomas Massie in Kentucky.

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Donald Trump is getting involved in key state primaries – often in cases where US presidents don’t intervene – urging voters to stay away and not vote for candidates who Trump regards as his political enemies.

Trump’s top target is the seven term Republican congressman in Kentucky, Thomas Massie who has stood up to Trump on issues including the Epstein files, congressional spending and the war in Iran. Massie now faces a challenge from a multi million dollar funded Trump backed candidate. Jolene Almendarez, Reporter for the Cincinnati Enquirer joins Justin to talk about Massie’s chances.

00:00 Trump targets his political enemies
00:47 What’s Massie like?
01:59 How much support does Massie have?
04:19 Being a Republican but not supporting Trump
05:59 Can Massie win?
07:31 Life on Massie’s farm
10:01 Massie living in a trailer

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