On tonight's episode of W News with Leigh-Ann Gerrans, we discussed Iran's stance on the Strait of Hormuz, as Tehran says it will remain closed until the United States meets its demands. We were joined by Camelia Entekhabifard, Editor-in-Chief of The Independent Persian, and Rob Arlett, former Trump State Campaign Chair.We also discussed the sentencing of Bashar al-Assad's cousin, Wasim al-Assad, to death after a Syrian criminal court convicted him of crimes against humanity. We were joined by former Syrian diplomat Bassam Barabandi.We covered the latest developments in the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as the World Health Organization's emergency committee meets amid the country's deadliest outbreak on record. We discussed this with Eva Turró Font, Public Health in Emergency Coordinator at the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.And we looked at the murder trial of former gang leader Duane "Keffe D" Davis, who is accused of orchestrating the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur. We discussed the case with Darrin Porcher, former NYPD Lieutenant and criminal justice expert.
Trump claims Hormuz new ‘US territory’ - Strategic diplomacy or provocative?
On tonight's episode of W News with Leigh-Ann Gerrans, we discussed Iran's stance on the Strait of Hormuz, as Tehran says it will remain closed until the












