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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 LatestTrump edition: Breaking the Pentagon
Donald Trump's defence secretary Pete Hegseth shared classified information on an unsecured group chat - not once but twice, according to new details that…
Iran: The LatestWho would win a war in space?
For the past century, war has been fought in three domains: land, sea, and air. But now, there is a fourth. As America and China rush to establish bases on the…
Iran: The LatestTrump edition: ‘This is Trump unleashed and unfiltered’
Lord Kim Darroch, former UK ambassador to the US, joins Venetia Rainey to talk Trump 1.0 vs 2.0, trade wars and Tehran’s nuclear ambitions. The Telegraph…
Iran: The LatestSpies, terrorists and state collusion: Investigating The Troubles
The Troubles was a major period of conflict right here in the UK within living memory that continues to echo today, yet very few people know much about it…
Iran: The LatestWill Trump attack Iran's nuclear sites?
Donald Trump has launched fresh talks with Iran to negotiate a new nuclear deal, vowing that there will be “all hell to pay” if Tehran does not agree to…
Iran: The LatestTrump edition: Blowing up the global economy to take on China
What began as Donald Trump’s sweeping trade war against much of the world has sharpened into a tense standoff between two global giants: the United States and…
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Emily Thornberry: Trump's positives, sanctioning Israel and working with China
Can Trump bring peace to the Middle East? Should the UK recognise Palestine as a state? Should the West work more closely with China? Is the FCDO doing enough…
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Khartoum recaptured plus inside the Gaza ambulance attack
A newly released video casts doubt on Israel’s initial account of the deadly attack on a convoy of ambulances and a fire truck in Gaza, leaving 15 rescue…
Iran: The LatestTrump Edition: Why a third term is possible and the Chagos Islands deal
In this episode, we dive into the controversial decision surrounding the Chagos Islands, with Donald Trump reportedly signing off on a deal to return them to…
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Australia boosts anti-China defences, plus inside Myanmar's rebel mountains
Myanmar is reeling from a major earthquake that has hit residents who are already struggling to survive amid a brutal four-year civil war. Venetia Rainey…
Iran: The LatestTrump edition: Annexing Greenland, Signal-gate and inside the battle for America’s foreign policy
This week, we discovered that recent US airstrikes against Houthi targets in Yemen were coordinated over the unsecured Signal messaging app, where officials…
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How Erdogan broke Turkey's democracy
Turkey and Israel: two Middle Eastern democracies in crisis. Venetia Rainey talks to Süddeutsche Zeitung journalist Raphael Geiger in Istanbul about why…
Iran: The LatestTrump edition: The Canadians fighting back against annexation
Canadians are angry, very angry. US president Donald Trump is not backing down from his annexation plans - and this week he even called the country "nasty". On…
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Why Israel has restarted the war with Hamas
After just two months of a shaky ceasefire deal, the Israel Hamas war has restarted. On Tuesday morning, Israel launched a series of what it described as…
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US bombs Houthi leaders and South Sudan on brink of civil war
Over the weekend, the United States launched what it called 'powerful and decisive' airstrikes against the Houthis, the Iranian backed rebel group that…
Iran: The LatestTrump Edition: Annexing Canada, negotiating with Russia and containing China
Donald Trump has long expressed a desire to make Canada the 51st state of the US, with tensions rising as the two countries engage in a trade war. Canada has…
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Exiled Crown Prince: ‘Iran is on the brink of a revolution’
On this Bonus episode, Roland Oliphant speaks with Reza Pahlavi, the son of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran who was overthrown in 1979. The Crown…
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Nukes, drones and aircraft carriers - inside Iran's military buildup
As Iran carries out military drills with Russia and China, Venetia Rainey chats to Telegraph reporter Akhtar Makoii about the country's attempts to build up…
Iran: The LatestTrump edition: Why he hates Zelensky and loves Putin
This week, following unsuccessful attempts by Volodymyr Zelensky to repair the damage done during last week's Oval Office row, Donald Trump cut all American…
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Six steps for Britain to survive in Trump's new world order
Following President Trump and JD Vance's public row with Volodymyr Zelensky, Sir Keir Starmer hosted the Ukrainian leader and vowed to put together a coalition…
Iran: The LatestTrump edition: 'Woke' Pentagon chiefs in firing line
As US President Donald Trump reshapes the Pentagon, Roland Oliphant speaks with Missy Ryan, National Security Correspondent at The Washington Post, to uncover…
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What Britain learnt from the Ukraine war & Germany's east-west election divide
Today marks three years since Russia's full scale invasion of Ukraine began. As Europe prepares to boost its defence in preparation for a future possible war…
Iran: The LatestTrump edition: America's embrace of Russia and how to end a war
This week a very public spat erupted between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian president Vlodomoyr Zelensky after Washington took the unprecedented step of…
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500 days of war: what has Israel achieved?
As the first phase of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire-hostage deal enters its final weeks, the region is on tenterhooks to see what will happen next. Will the rest…
Iran: The LatestTrump Edition: Can Europe defend itself without America?
In a recent address to NATO in Brussels, U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth declared that the U.S. is no longer "primarily focused on Europe's security." He…
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Musk and Trump’s war on ‘Marxist’ foreign aid
USAID is dead. From Ukraine to Vietnam, the knock-on effect from Donald Trump and Elon Musk's dramatic shuttering of one of the largest aid agencies in the…
Iran: The LatestTrump Edition: US president unleashed on Gaza, tariffs and China
In a shock announcement this week Donald Trump said he would ‘take over’ Gaza, ‘own’ it and called for Palestinians to be 'resettled' in neighbouring…
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Iran's underground missile city masks a regime 'on brink of collapse'
Amid news of Iran developing new ballistic missiles and unveiling an underground missile city, we look at the truth behind this show of force. With its axis of…
Iran: The LatestTrump Edition: America's AI war with China & what his presidency means for Africa
US President Donald Trump has called Chinese AI company DeepSeek a "wake up call" - and he's right. As shock waves continue to reverberate through the US tech…
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Hunting Assad's henchmen in Syria and Congo's war for blood minerals
New Middle East correspondent Henry Bodkin talks to Venetia Rainey about his recent trip to Syria where he went out on the road with ruling party Hayat Tahrir…
Iran: The LatestTrump Edition: American Emperor?
As Donald Trump returns to the White House, the world braces for what comes next. Every Friday, Battle Lines will turn its focus to the US and look at how…
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Trump's mission for Ukraine and Taiwan & fragile Israel-Gaza ceasefire 'holding'
As the Hamas-Israel ceasefire deal comes into effect, we speak with Jotam Confino to hear why he thinks the deal is unlikely to hold and why Israelis are angry…
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Gaza ceasefire: How Hamas and Israel's worst war changed history
Roland Oliphant and Venetia Rainey discuss the Gaza ceasefire, how the deal happened and what it means for Israel, Hamas, and the world. Plus: reactions from…
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Hamish de Bretton-Gordon on Syria’s new leader, Russia’s quick exit and chemical weapons
The former British Army colonel and chemical weapons expert tells Venetia Rainey about his recent trip to Syria, his optimism about the country’s future, and…
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The biggest threats to Western security in 2025
With no end in sight to conflicts in Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan, Myanmar and many more places, 2025 promises to be at least as tumultuous as last year. So what is…
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Israel raids Gaza hospitals. Plus: inside a people-smuggling network
In late December Israeli forces raided the Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, forcibly evacuating its wards of patients and medical staff and arresting the…
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The art of the war memoir
On another special episode of Battle Lines, Roland Oliphant and guests look at the war memoir. How have war memoirs shaped our understanding of wars? Has the…
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The best war films of 2024
On this special end of year episode, Roland Oliphant is joined by The Telegraph's Chief Film Critic Robbie Collin to look back at the best war films of the…
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Why the Aztecs lost the war with the Spanish
In another special episode looking back at history, Venetia Rainey talks with the author of ‘Fifth Sun: A New History of the Aztecs’, a book that came highly…
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Who was Napoleon's greatest general?
On this special episode of Battle Lines, Roland Oliphant and guests tackle the late David Knowles’ favourite conversational gambit: Who is your favourite of…
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'I bought a drone and killed my boss - it was easy'
As mysterious drone sightings near US military bases continue to unsettle anxious citizens, we look into what a new drone age means for the future of warfare…
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Why the Taliban won in Afghanistan
In the first episode of our special holiday series taking a left-field look at conflict and war, we hear personal stories from two countries that have had to…
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Inside Homs with Syria's White Helmets
On today’s episode we speak to Farouq Habib from Syria’s White Helmets about returning to his home city of Homs for the first time in over a decade. He tells…
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A new dawn for Syria? Plus: Paul Conroy on reporting from Homs
Within the space of 10 days, opposition forces have toppled the Assad regime, ending five decades of the family’s authoritarian rule. In the streets of…
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Inside Russia's secret Libyan airbase
Roland Oliphant speaks with The Telegraph’s senior correspondent Sophia Yan about her analysis of satellite images showing Russia ramping up its military…
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How Syria’s rebels launched a surprise offensive to retake Aleppo
How has a Syrian rebel lightning offensive managed to seize Aleppo from Bashar al-Assad's regime? Who are the leaders, Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham? And…
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The view from Kharkiv's frontline. Plus: Sudan’s war
In today’s episode we get two rare insides from the ground. Our team of reporters just returned from the frontline in Kharkiv and Jan Egeland, Secretary…
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Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire deal - is Gaza next?
Lebanon and Hezbollah have struck a ceasefire deal - but how will it work and is Gaza next? For this emergency podcast, Venetia Rainey is joined by Maya…
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Two women's stories behind the war in Gaza
One year on from the last Gaza hostage deal, Venetia Rainey speaks with Sharone Lifschitz, whose father was kidnapped on October 7th and is still being held…
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Why are foreign fighters joining Myanmar’s civil war?
Roland Oliphant is joined by The Telegraph’s Sarah Newey to talk about her interview with one of the international combatants fighting in Myanmar’s brutal…
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Hezbollah's latest blow. Plus: Trump and China
Con Coughlin, the Telegraph’s defence and foreign affairs editor, joins Venetia Rainey to discuss Israel’s strike on Hezbollah’s spokesman Mohammad Afif, the…
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What do Trump’s appointments tell us about his foreign policy agenda?
This week, President-elect Donald Trump made key appointments to his diplomatic and security cabinet. What do his picks for Secretary of State, Secretary of…
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Why reporting the Lebanon war is harder than Iraq or Syria
Israel has said there is progress in talks about a ceasefire and indicated Russia could play a part. On today’s episode of Battle Lines, Venetia and Roland…
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Trump's new world order
What will Trump's second term look like? On today's episode of Battle Lines we discuss Donald Trump's re-election and its implications for both the US and the…
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Will Iran attack Israel again? Plus Beirut's community kitchen
Is Iran preparing another attack on Israel? On today's episode of Battle Lines we discuss what's next for Iran as they look to retaliate for recent strikes…
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Will the US election spark a civil war?
On today's episode of Battle Lines we speak to Deputy US Editor Rozina Sabur to find out what the mood is like on the ground before the US election. Then we…
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Israel strikes Iran, plus inside Gaza's hospitals
How will Iran respond to Israel's attack? On today's episode of Battle Lines we'll update you on everything you need to know about Israel's retaliatory strike…
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Putin's new world order
On today's episode of Battle Lines we check in with Russia correspondent James Kilner about why dozens of world leaders are meeting in Russia and what it says…
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What next for Hamas after Sinwar's death
Who will lead Hamas now that Yahya Sinwar has been killed? On today's episode we get the latest from the Middle East including the significance of the death of…
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China's wargames, a royal trip to Sudan border
Is China threatening to take action in Taiwan? On today's episode of Battle Lines we'll be looking at China's aggressive war games around Taiwan and what it…