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Iran: The Latest
Iran: The Latest is The Telegraph’s defence, security and foreign affairs news podcast providing deep-dive analysis on the ongoing conflict between the US, Israel and Iran.
Veteran foreign correspondents Roland Oliphant and Venetia Rainey bring you the latest updates from The Telegraph’s award-winning journalists, plus exclusive interviews with world-class experts in military strategy, international relations, and Middle East policy.
From attacks on the Gulf to Hezbollah in Lebanon to the…
Episodes
Iran: The LatestConquering the Arctic: How China and Russia are joining forces
As the Arctic ice melts, a new Cold War is heating up. Russia and China are rewriting the rules of global power, testing missiles, flexing muscles, and pushing…
Iran: The LatestIs Trump about to invade Venezuela?
The Caribbean is heating up and Trump’s fingerprints are all over it. U.S. warships, stealth fighters, elite troops… and whispers of regime change. Is Donald…
Iran: The LatestHow AI is supercharging bioweapons
Last month, Donald Trump raised the spectre of biological weapons at the UN, calling on the world to help him end their development. He said AI could help…
Iran: The LatestChina just proved it can cripple the US military in days. Now Trump is furious
Here’s a sobering reality: China could bring America’s military to its knees — without firing a single shot. The weapon? Rare earth minerals. These hidden…
Iran: The LatestI hunted Russian submarines: this is how to beat Putin's navy
We surface a story that’s been making waves. A Russian diesel-electric submarine, The Novorossiysk, is being trailed through the North Sea by NATO ships…
Iran: The LatestCould war spark the next pandemic?
War is the perfect petri dish for disease. In the conflicts of the 18th and 19th centuries, many more troops died of illnesses than in battle. And, at the…
Iran: The LatestI caught Chinese spies: Trump's FBI forced me out
China isn’t just spying — many Western security officials believe it’s waging a full-blown, whole-of-government campaign against the West. From hacking our…
Iran: The LatestCould Britain survive a Russia-style drone onslaught?
In this explosive episode of Battle Lines, Venetia Rainey is asking the question everyone else is too afraid to: is Britain ready for a Russian-style drone…
Iran: The LatestInside Gaza City: How Hamas Survived and What Next
Two years on from October 7th, Donald Trump is on the cusp of brokering a fragile peace deal between Israel and Hamas. But with Hamas showing signs of…
Iran: The LatestBattleships, boot camps and 'the enemy within': Trump and Hegseth's war on the US military
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and President Trump delivered extraordinary speeches to top military generals this week, declaring a war on the "enemy within"…
Iran: The Latest'This is not a genocide': ex-Israeli military lawyer explains why the UN is wrong
Today, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House to discuss bringing an end to the conflict in Gaza…
Iran: The LatestThe Rise and Fall of the 'Trump of the Tropics' & Moldova's existential election
One of the darling's of the global populist movement, former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, has recently been sentenced to over 27 years in prison in his…
Iran: The LatestWhy the UN is in crisis, plus the death of the two-state solution
Is the UN still relevant? The organisation faces numerous unresolved conflicts, a cash crisis, deep polarisation among its members, a bloated bureaucracy and…
Iran: The LatestWhy Trump supporters are predicting an English civil war
What links Elon Musk, Steve Bannon and Tommy Robinson? They all believe England is on the cusp of civil war. As US President Donald Trump wraps up his second…
Iran: The LatestWhy the UN thinks Israel is committing genocide in Gaza
In a bombshell report, the UN has accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza for the first time. Chris Sidoti, one of the report's authors and a human…
Iran: The Latest'This will escalate': What next after Charlie Kirk's assassination
The assassination of Charlie Kirk marks more than a shocking act of political violence - it is a symptom of America’s accelerating era of violent populism, and…
Iran: The LatestA day at UK’s largest arms fair, plus Qatar and Poland attacks
It's been a week of big developments, with Nato planes scrambled after Russia sent more than a dozen drones into Polish airspace, and Qatar on high alert after…
Iran: The LatestKim Jong Un: the underestimated dictator and his teen protege
For three generations the Kim dynasty has ruled North Korea with ruthless precision. Now Kim Jong Un appears to be grooming his 12-year-old daughter, Kim Ju…
Iran: The Latest'A mole blew our CIA cover': The spy couple who found love on the frontline
Andrew and Jihi Bustamante aren’t your average married couple — they met inside the CIA and their romance played out under the shadow of espionage. In this…
Iran: The LatestAxis of upheaval: Inside China's military parade with Russia, North Korea and Iran
China's biggest ever military parade boasted sophisticated new weapons, thousands of goose-stepping troops, and a guest list designed to put the West on…
Iran: The LatestThe battle for Darfur + Chinese weapons in Sudan
As the war for Sudan's Darfur region heats up, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are stepping up their brutal siege on the last remaining army stronghold of El…
Iran: The LatestFamine denials, dead journalists and disinformation: the war on truth in Israel
As the old cliché goes, the first casualty when war comes is truth. In the past week, Israel has denied that it has caused a famine in Gaza, accusing the…
Iran: The Latest‘We can’t future-proof our defence, but we can be future-ready’
How can Nato make itself future-ready? What are the biggest threats facing Western democracy? And what black swan event helped change the course of the First…
Iran: The LatestDid Trump really stop six wars?
In his desperate attempt to win the Nobel Peace Prize, President Trump claims to have ended at least six wars around the world. But how does that stack up in…
Iran: The LatestRemembering WWII's 'forgotten army': VJ Day
Eighty years on from Victory over Japan day in 1945, the contribution of British and Commonwealth soldiers in a brutal battle against the Imperial Japanese…
Iran: The LatestWhat Ukrainians want from Trump and Putin's meeting
As US President Donald Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin get ready to meet in Alaska, there has been lots of talk about what Washington, Moscow and even Europe…
Iran: The LatestFrenemy: why Australia can't live without China
Australia holds a unique position in global geopolitics - on the other side of the world but still very much a 'Western' country. To that end, Roland Oliphant…
Iran: The LatestHow Putin, Xi and Trump sparked a new nuclear arms race
Nuclear weapons are back. This week, Moscow announced that it would no longer abide by the once hugely significant Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF)…
Iran: The LatestIsrael's growing isolation - and why it benefits Hamas
Amid growing international outrage over an unfolding famine in Gaza, lack of aid supplies and the high death toll in the ongoing war, Israel is increasingly…
Iran: The LatestChina’s military (3/3): Why, when and how it might invade Taiwan
Will China invade Taiwan? If so, when and what signs should we look for that will show it is imminent? How exactly could Beijing seize the island? And what…
Iran: The LatestChina’s military (2/3): Its three major flaws and how Xi is trying to fix them
China’s military is not a real army - it’s the armed wing of the Chinese Communist Party. Ideology is paramount and corruption is endemic. Plus, the People’s…
Iran: The LatestChina's military (1/3): How it went from obsolete to world-class
Dive into the strengths and weaknesses of China’s military and its remarkable transformation over the last few decades from obsolete to world-class in a new…
Iran: The LatestWhy Gaza is starving, plus Thailand-Cambodia conflict explained
What exactly is going on inside the Gaza strip? Amid growing reports of children starving to death and fears of full-blown famine, the international community…
Iran: The LatestWar with China: Inside Taiwan's biggest ever drills
Amid growing speculation around China’s invasion of Taiwan, the island nation has held its largest ever military exercises. Fresh from reporting on live fire…
Iran: The Latest'If it flies it dies': Why America's ever-evolving Patriot missiles are so popular
Donald Trump—never one to shy away from controversy—has done another dramatic U-turn. After flatly refusing to send any more Patriot missiles to Ukraine, he’s…
Iran: The Latest'Prepare for war with Russia by 2030': ex-army chief Gen Sir Patrick Sanders on Putin, Iran and troop cuts
General Sir Patrick Sanders has a stark warning: Britain must prepare for war with Russia within five years and start building bunkers and better air defences…
Iran: The LatestYou can't trust Putin or Trump': Hamish de Bretton-Gordon on Ukraine, Russia and chemical weapons
US President Donald Trump has called out Vladimir Putin's "bullshit" and appears to be getting ready to back major US sanctions against Russia. Could this be…
Iran: The LatestHow Israel has reshaped the Middle East + Dalai Lama takes on China
As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets American President Donald Trump to try to hash out a Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal, a new Middle East is…
Iran: The LatestTrump wants a new armada. Can America still build one?
Last week, the Pentagon unveiled a jaw-dropping $47.3 billion plan to supercharge its fleet with 19 brand-new battleships. That’s right—nineteen. Up from a…
Iran: The LatestEmbed with UK's elite paratroopers on the Swedish island ready for war with Russia
In this bonus episode, something a bit different: a special dispatch from the Swedish island that has become a Nato bulwark against Russian aggression in the…
Iran: The LatestChinese naval drills put Indo-Pacific on edge plus inside Gaza's 'killing fields'
For several weeks, two Chinese aircraft carrier battle groups have been conducting unprecedented drills in the Western Pacific, sailing further from Beijing…
Iran: The LatestHow Trump took us to the brink of World War 3 and back again
This week in Trumpland: Trump bombed Iran on Saturday, declared its nuclear programme "obliterated" by Sunday, shrugged off Iranian missile strikes on Monday…
Iran: The LatestInside Trump's Iran attack and why Tehran can still build a nuclear bomb
The United States has just pulled off one of the most audacious bombing campaigns of the 21st century — attacking Iran’s nuclear sites in a stunning show of…
Iran: The Latest"A taste of their own medicine" - how Israel's neighbours look at its war with Iran
Israel and Iran are trading missiles. A hospital’s been hit. Thirty injured. Israel’s fired back — hard — targeting Iran’s nuclear sites. Inside Iran? Chaos…
Iran: The LatestIs Trump about to topple the Iran regime?
In a bumper, bonus edition of Battle Lines, we are talking to Iranians themselves, those both inside and outside the country, pro and anti regime, to get a…
Iran: The LatestThe missile war: Iran's nuclear bunkers and Israeli air power
It’s day four of Israel’s relentless bombing campaign against Iran, and the death toll is spiralling. Iran says 224 of its citizens are dead. Israel reports 24…
Iran: The LatestThe battle for LA: How Donald Trump's Californian crackdown could define his presidency
This episode was recorded before the strikes on Iran — a major development we’ll be discussing in detail in Monday’s episode. Los Angeles has descended into…
Iran: The LatestInside Hamas leader's secret Gaza tunnel & North Korea doubles nukes
On today’s episode, we confront the brutal realities of two of the world’s most controversial flashpoints. First, our man on the ground, Jerusalem…
Iran: The LatestCan the UK afford to defend itself from Russia?
Lord George Robertson, former Nato Secretary General and lead author of the UK's new Strategic Defence Review, talks to Roland about what it will take for…
Iran: The LatestBritain put on war footing
After nearly a year of waiting, the UK's Strategic Defence Review has been published. If that means nothing to you - don’t worry, we explain it all on today’s…
Iran: The Latest'Trump is enthralled by Putin' & farewell Elon Musk
Today’s episode has it all — political drama, military build-ups, and yes, Elon Musk with a chainsaw. We kick off with Musk’s big exit from his…
Iran: The LatestGardening in war
In this special episode of Battle Lines, we’re joined by Lally Snow — a seasoned war reporter and photographer who has spent years covering conflict zones…
Iran: The LatestInside Trump’s new Star Wars program, plus HIMARS dispatch
In today’s episode, we explore Donald Trump’s bold new vision for a space-based missile defence system — a futuristic project dubbed the Golden Dome. Announced…
Iran: The LatestIsrael's new offensive to seize "all" of Gaza
As Israel launches a new offensive in Gaza, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declares the goal is full control of the Strip, a move that could signal the…
Iran: The LatestHas Trump brought peace to the Middle East?
This week, Donald Trump completed his first official trip abroad, a bling-filled tour of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE that was punctuated by lots of his…
Iran: The LatestWho won India and Pakistan's four-day war?
After four days of airstrikes and artillery duels, India and Pakistan have called a truce. But how long will the peace last, who won, and what lessons have…
Iran: The LatestTrump edition: How MAGA Catholics won the White House
Amid the election of the first ever American Pope, Robert Prevost, who will be known as Pope Leo XIV, Roland Oliphant looks at the rise of a new force in…
Iran: The Latest‘Russia is now but China is the long-term threat’ - reporter roundtable
Will there be a Ukraine peace deal this year? What's it like to be a reporter in China? Is Labour too wishy-washy on defence? And which conflicts should we be…
Iran: The LatestHow Trump changed the world in 100 days
This week marked 100 days of Donald Trump’s second term. And what a hundred days it’s been. From cosying up to Vladimir Putin and closing USAID, to a trade war…
Iran: The LatestRecord global rearmament plus India-Pakistan war fears
Wherever you look, we’re living in a world of increasing conflict and tensions. That’s certainly the conclusion of the highly respected Stockholm International…