# Iran: The Latest

A podcast by The Telegraph. 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 Houthis in Yemen to the threat of nuclear escalation, stay informed with the best of The Telegraph’s Middle East coverage in one place. As the geopolitical landscape shifts, subscribe for essential updates on the security shifts defining our global future. Battle Lines, a defence podcast with a wider scope and created by David Knowles, previously lived on this feed. Don’t forget to follow and leave a review to stay updated on the latest in global conflict and foreign affairs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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## Latest episodes

- [US bombs Iran’s Qeshm Island as Tehran weighs nuclear weapons breakout](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1712903296/08ee08dbed09) (2026-11-03, 40 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8/e/6aea0d1a6f1a3c76ba3ed1f2/media.mp3
- [Iran vows ‘no limits’ war as Trump threatens Pickaxe Mountain strikes](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1712903296/1ee3191fc09a) (2026-11-02, 34 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8/e/6ae8ac1083a6ad11542101c7/media.mp3
- [Trump briefed on Iran options as he faces midterms disaster and $115 oil](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1712903296/95d39c05c5d1) (2026-10-30, 36 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8/e/6ae4ac86a3bba07368f42f89/media.mp3
- [Trump warns Gulf of imminent Iran blitz as China and Russia rearm Tehran](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1712903296/621cc99d4b63) (2026-10-29, 43 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8/e/6ae371f51f0ec5ea426bf401/media.mp3
- [Trump backs Bibi as Israel readies for new Iran strikes](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1712903296/8bf7bc557978) (2026-10-28, 38 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8/e/6ae212a412bd9026994371c3/media.mp3
- [Netanyahu ‘pushed Trump for Iran strikes’ to delay first wartime Israeli election](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1712903296/db3e917febf2) (2026-10-27, 38 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8/e/6ae0c90c291cc1b6214839fd/media.mp3
- [Trump vows ‘mini Operation Epic Fury’ as Iran plots to kill Americans](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1712903296/192df8cf9bd7) (2026-10-26, 39 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8/e/6adf81453bdb29dcb2b47992/media.mp3
- [US Navy prepares indefinite Iran blockade as Houthi missiles target Riyadh](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1712903296/3a5cdca33bec) (2026-10-23, 30 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8/e/6adb738e58e6f00bbae1cc71/media.mp3
- [Iran threatens to cut undersea cables as US and Israel plan new strikes](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1712903296/f7e2918ecb3b) (2026-10-22, 36 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8/e/6ada10f27c41d84d2b5ac6e0/media.mp3
- [Israel and the US weigh fresh Iran strikes as the Houthi siege deepens](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1712903296/07f5388225b3) (2026-10-21, 33 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8/e/6ad8db4e20c79ff91fc22864/media.mp3
- [UK sends Typhoon jets to protect Saudi Arabia against the Houthis](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1712903296/9b214e844c82) (2026-10-20, 49 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8/e/6ad7913c20c79ff91fc22863/media.mp3
- [Egypt weighs entering war against the Houthis as strikes threaten global shipping](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1712903296/9362f739ecfe) (2026-10-19, 37 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8/e/6ad635396a9f984f6d3f043a/media.mp3
- [‘Hegseth is unfit’: US tank commander on Iran war failures, impeachment and running for Senate](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1712903296/1c763ebdff99) (2026-10-18, 26 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8/e/6ad23b92a2a74343b89c1010/media.mp3
- [Iran’s terror network exposed & how pinpoint IRGC strikes smashed up the Gulf](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1712903296/aa8ce5ee98ce) (2026-10-16, 40 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8/e/6ad242eea2a74343b89c1011/media.mp3
- [Iran sinks two ships in Strait of Hormuz as Houthis ‘days’ from taking Yemen’s Taiz](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1712903296/a52ccf7d657e) (2026-10-15, 37 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8/e/6ad0f096aba1fa33f64caab6/media.mp3
- [Iran cornered but still dangerous: ex-general on the IRGC, Yemen’s Houthis and the special forces](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1712903296/3c2ee44bb98c) (2026-10-14, 40 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8/e/6acfa0ccdee83c6451c926f1/media.mp3
- [MI5 warns Iran targeting UK military sites & the war’s looming food price crisis](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1712903296/cfb72ebe4742) (2026-10-13, 35 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8/e/6ace5242f3f43b38539e6e26/media.mp3
- [Trump weighs US strikes after Houthi missiles shut Riyadh airport](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1712903296/084ecab5026c) (2026-10-12, 40 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8/e/6accf90f3c3567a0bf35a4ba/media.mp3
- [US veteran midterms revolt as Trump’s Iran war causes $6 diesel spike](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1712903296/5e0719e1ee27) (2026-10-11, 29 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8/e/6ac8fc2290ecec1be842643b/media.mp3
- [Pentagon prepares 3-day Iran blitz as Houthi missiles kill Riyadh airport pilot](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1712903296/afafd4c4b3d3) (2026-10-09, 26 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8/e/6ac8f4c151c0e96ee1a0bd5d/media.mp3
- [Trump readies new Iran strikes as Strait of Hormuz attacks ramp up](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1712903296/01db574aa552) (2026-10-08, 32 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8/e/6ac7a8a7998085b335f67302/media.mp3
- [Houthi strikes shut Yemen airport & how October 7 has changed Israel](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1712903296/550ae46a3e84) (2026-10-07, 48 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8/e/6ac66904859311f4b13c4b5d/media.mp3
- [How the Iran war exposed the US Navy’s chronic problems](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1712903296/62bf357570b4) (2026-10-06, 37 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8/e/6ac5181595f8492af7ee4960/media.mp3
- [US bombers quit UK base over Iran terror plot & Houthis attack Saudi oil](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1712903296/8fd50ef535f0) (2026-10-05, 33 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8/e/6ac3c54195f8492af7ee495f/media.mp3
- [Trump uses US border funds for ‘propaganda’ as Republicans turn on Iran war](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1712903296/a4c02dd4ceab) (2026-10-04, 33 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8/e/6abfb834bb036379d38e4972/media.mp3
- [US deploys third carrier to Iran as Trump admits munitions shortage](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1712903296/035f7cc8ea29) (2026-10-02, 39 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8/e/6abfb92dbb036379d38e4973/media.mp3
- [Iran-linked network targets Israeli election & the hero pilot who stopped a war](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1712903296/cd6329b6b8b6) (2026-10-01, 37 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8/e/6abe72ee55ddb8b8527d2e46/media.mp3
- [Hijack attack on Israel plane & why the US-Iran war is about to restart](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1712903296/7d3b7e8e187d) (2026-09-30, 39 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8/e/6abd3654e4760ad316b2861e/media.mp3
- [Trump digs in on Iran blockade & how to defeat Yemen’s ‘evil’ Houthis](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1712903296/3a12d017691d) (2026-09-29, 44 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8/e/6abbe37f4530fae3750f1135/media.mp3
- [‘Bomb plot’ foiled at UK RAF Fairford base housing US Iran bombers](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1712903296/c5415be42b67) (2026-09-28, 39 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8/e/6aba8f3d7b7868096280daf5/media.mp3
- [Iran offers a truce as China plays the long game](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1712903296/fe458efdb29b) (2026-09-25, 39 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8/e/6ab6978f61cc134351ee6f51/media.mp3
- [Iran threatens to expand war to Indian Ocean and inside the diplomatic deadlock at UNGA](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1712903296/c769bbf24abc) (2026-09-24, 31 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8/e/6ab553400932b10ab825e858/media.mp3
- [Iran vows 'crushing blows' against US as China’s secret nuclear expansion revealed](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1712903296/d06617201360) (2026-09-23, 35 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8/e/6ab3f2f19b65e3b96d666f31/media.mp3
- [Iran offers Strait of Hormuz deal as Trump calls off Houthi strikes at last minute](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1712903296/fa65e67449a2) (2026-09-22, 37 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8/e/6ab2a239325534dc4f32bcc1/media.mp3
- [Houthis strike Riyadh jet-fuel depot as Turkey, Pakistan vow Saudi Arabia support](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1712903296/4e6808fb1d7c) (2026-09-21, 31 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8/e/6ab144e25573cd64f758b8ac/media.mp3
- [Trump threatens to ‘annihilate’ Iran as China upgrades Djibouti military base](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1712903296/0d35898c662e) (2026-09-18, 43 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8/e/6aad5e6764d244acc6f0e5b6/media.mp3
- [Pentagon admits mass US aircraft losses and base damage from Iran war](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1712903296/7f557bc10f32) (2026-09-17, 35 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8/e/6aac0e058de3b43b6a91a7a2/media.mp3
- [Inside Iran’s spiralling economy as Yemen’s Houthis target Mecca and down Saudi jet](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1712903296/7a2591a7554d) (2026-09-16, 34 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8/e/6aaaa1c079ba7f1ecc22fe43/media.mp3
- [Houthi blitz threatens Suez Canal as Saudi Arabia turns to UK for help](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1712903296/b9a6fb0914c1) (2026-09-15, 34 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8/e/6aa94e7c5d36baebf1a435e9/media.mp3
- [Strikes close key Saudi oil pipeline after Houthis ask Trump not to bomb them](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1712903296/8898018ff2bd) (2026-09-14, 29 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8/e/6aa80ea3ff74edfd003f2bc5/media.mp3
- [US fears Iran war could drag into 2029. Trump insists it’s ‘worth it’](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1712903296/b59fde5dffa9) (2026-09-13, 27 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8/e/6aa41b96564171e32a6b49c3/media.mp3
- [US Gen Ben Hodges: Trump’s Houthi Red Sea crisis, Pentagon chaos and 9/11’s legacy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1712903296/c07a91d2e3e1) (2026-09-11, 39 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8/e/6aa41afb564171e32a6b2d0c/media.mp3
- [Iran’s Houthis seize key Red Sea port as $100 oil threatens global economy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1712903296/a2c6747d583c) (2026-09-10, 37 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8/e/6aa2c300c939da279552155c/media.mp3
- [Iran captures US submarine drone & how Russia supercharges Iran’s weapons](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1712903296/2fcf63f21de1) (2026-09-09, 41 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8/e/6aa18699b520126fa0dbe003/media.mp3
- [Iran uses new missile to target US warships as UK sanctions Israel settlements](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1712903296/213bb63e74e3) (2026-09-08, 41 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8/e/6aa021414fa142971fa2df85/media.mp3
- [US sinks Iranian ship as battle for the Strait of Hormuz heats up](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1712903296/4a9c443e0fad) (2026-09-07, 29 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8/e/6a9edabaffe0e2749142d638/media.mp3
- [Trump facing midterms nightmare as approval ratings plunge over Iran war](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1712903296/5aa48042e886) (2026-09-06, 30 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8/e/6a9ad6fd2a7730b8964e190d/media.mp3
- [US Navy drained by Iran war as Hegseth-Pentagon turmoil grows](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1712903296/fa6d192ed51f) (2026-09-04, 39 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8/e/6a9aded6f8f4d42589e88832/media.mp3
- [Iran hostage crisis: 'My mum was in Evin prison when Israel bombed it'](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1712903296/2b038b40e87e) (2026-09-03, 43 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8/e/6a9992c6054653259aed7679/media.mp3
- [US strikes IRGC bases & what the Iran war means for China invading Taiwan](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1712903296/f0575db75a1a) (2026-09-02, 50 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8/e/6a9843d7809ae7c2f4d6d657/media.mp3

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