Iran: The Latest

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1. Simon Sebag-Montefiore on the Iran war: Trump’s mistakes, Israel’s overreach and the end of the ‘Middle East’

   30 Aug 2026 · 41 min

   "Israel is in a situation of kind of spectacular military virtuosity, but also strategic impoverishment. You cannot kill everybody." On today’s bank holiday bonus episode of Iran: the Latest, Venetia Rainey speaks to…

2. Hegseth in the firing line after six months of war

   28 Aug 2026 · 27 min

   Six months into the Iran conflict, the war has devolved into an economic ‘quagmire’ as the US shifts strategy from kinetic strikes to prolonged blockade tactics under "Operation Economic Outcast". On today’s episode…

3. ‘We’re going to see a reckoning’ of the global order: Middle East scholar’s verdict

   27 Aug 2026 · 39 min

   On today’s episode of Iran: The Latest, Sophia Yan is joined by Middle East scholar Vali Nasr to assess the state of the conflict as it hits the six-month mark. They discuss why Washington’s security umbrella in the…

4. CIA Chief's secret Moscow flight - Has the US tried to bargain with Putin over Iran?

   26 Aug 2026 · 30 min

   As the US-Iran war approaches the six-month mark, CIA Director John Ratcliffe makes a secret eight-hour flight to Moscow to meet with Russian officials. On today’s episode of Iran: The Latest, Roland Oliphant and…

5. US vows "Economic Warfare" as the UK prepares for infrastructure blackouts

   25 Aug 2026 · 19 min

   Iran shut down a British power plant for four days in an unprecedented cyber attack, in what can be described as the most serious incident of its kind. On today’s episode of Iran: The Latest, Roland Oliphant is joined…

6. Trump to unleash ‘Economic D Day’ on Iran as blockade bites

   24 Aug 2026 · 25 min

   With the US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent set to announce the ‘greatest financial offensive ever’ against Iran, Roland sits down with the Telegraph’s chief foreign affairs commentator David Blair to discuss where…

7. ‘Bloodbath’: Why Trump could lose the House over the Iran war

   23 Aug 2026 · 27 min

   As the Strait of Hormuz closure pushes US petrol prices past $4 a gallon and Donald Trump’s approval ratings hit rock bottom, the Republicans are increasingly worried the Iran war could create a “bloodbath” in the…

8. ‘No way out’: How Trump trapped US in Iran war as world stands by

   21 Aug 2026 · 42 min

   ‘If there were a university delivering degrees in strategic malpractice, Donald Trump would without a doubt graduate summa cum laude.’ On today’s episode of Iran: the Latest, Roland Oliphant gets a damning assessment…

9. Trump vows 'economic D-Day' as US jets escort oil tankers through Hormuz

   20 Aug 2026 · 36 min

   Donald Trump has vowed an ‘economic D-Day’ to crush Iran, amid news that the US military is stealthily getting oil out of the Strait of Hormuz despite Tehran’s attacks. Will US jets escorting tankers stop oil prices…

10. UAE cuts Iran’s economic lifeline after ‘ballistic missile strikes’

    19 Aug 2026 · 40 min

    The UAE has dealt Iran a major blow by cutting off trade ties after accusing Tehran of firing two ballistic missiles towards the Gulf state. The missiles eventually landed outside territorial waters, but Abu Dhabi’s…

11. Iran strikes ship in Strait of Hormuz after Trump threatens to bomb Oman

    18 Aug 2026 · 29 min

    Iran has attacked another vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, just a day after Donald Trump threatened to bomb US ally Oman if it “gets in the way” of comatose US negotiations with Tehran. On today’s episode of Iran: The…

12. Trump ‘weighing nuclear attack on Iran’ as peace deal expires

    17 Aug 2026 · 40 min

    As the US-Iran ceasefire officially expires and the Strait of Hormuz remains closed, is Donald Trump considering using nuclear weapons to break the war stalemate? On today’s episode of Iran: The Latest, Venetia Rainey…

13. Strait of Hormuz oil spills, power outages and black rain: Iran’s escalating war damage

    16 Aug 2026 · 32 min

    The US-Israel-Iran war has led to black rain and oil spills in the Strait of Hormuz - is the country facing an environmental crisis because of Donald Trump? In this weekend bonus edition of Iran: The Latest, Roland…

14. US vows indefinite blockade & how China became Iran’s 'ventilator'

    14 Aug 2026 · 40 min

    The US has deployed a fresh aircraft carrier to the Middle East, vowing an "indefinite" naval blockade of Iran until the Strait of Hormuz is reopened - but China has other ideas. On today’s episode of Iran: The…

15. China steps in as Iran war drains US oil reserves to 40-year low

    13 Aug 2026 · 29 min

    As Donald Trump’s Iran war drags on and hostilities continue in the Strait of Hormuz and Red Sea, global energy markets are being reshaped - not by OPEC or the US, but by China. On today’s episode of Iran: the Latest,…

16. Houthis’ first kills in Red Sea & is the Iran war America’s Suez moment?

    12 Aug 2026 · 33 min

    The Iran-backed Houthis have carried out their first deadly strikes of the war, killing six mariners in a double-tap ballistic missile attack on a cargo vessel in the Red Sea. Meanwhile, near the Strait of Hormuz, US…

17. Iran's Trump assassination plot & Houthis restart Yemen war

    11 Aug 2026 · 35 min

    Iran’s proxy group the Houthis have launched fresh missile attacks on Yemeni ports in the Red Sea as their conflict with Saudi Arabia heats up. A new war in the Arabian Peninsula is now inevitable, according to former…

18. US blockade squeezes Iran & Tehran names price to reopen Hormuz

    10 Aug 2026 · 30 min

    Iran has issued a series of demands to the US in return for reopening the Strait of Hormuz - everything from war reparations to withdrawing regional military assets. Many of them echo the previous peace deal, so will…

19. Why Trump can’t trust Iran: the fatal flaw in any peace deal

    9 Aug 2026 · 23 min

    Donald Trump is holding off on any further military action against Iran in the hope of striking a diplomatic breakthrough to end the war - but is he wasting his time? For this bonus episode of Iran: the Latest,…

20. Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan sign Nato-style pact as Iran isolated

    7 Aug 2026 · 43 min

    Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan have signed a historic trilateral defence agreement containing a Nato-style mutual assistance clause. As the Iranian threat - including from its proxies in Yemen and Iraq - grows, is…

21. ‘Bizarre’ Iran-Oman Strait of Hormuz deal cuts out Trump

    6 Aug 2026 · 37 min

    Iran and Oman are reported to be on the verge of signing a historic deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz that would put Tehran in control of all inbound traffic. Will Donald Trump approve the deal - and with the US…

22. US interceptor missile stocks dangerously low & Houthis strike Saudi ship

    5 Aug 2026 · 35 min

    The US military have ‘burnt through’ their critical missile interceptors since the start of the Iran war. Senior commanders warn that stockpiles for THAAD and Patriot systems are "dangerously low." Elsewhere, the…

23. Trump’s empty ‘decapitation’ threats as Ukraine and Iran wars ‘very close’ to merging

    4 Aug 2026 · 43 min

    Donald Trump has threatened a "decapitation" strike to restart the war if negotiations with Iran fail. Iran denies talks are underway, but Tehran is certainly talking with one country: Oman. It is closing in on a…

24. Trump halts 14-day Iran strikes for talks as US admits running out of ideas

    3 Aug 2026 · 31 min

    Donald Trump has U-turned on a 14-day campaign of military strikes on Iran, which he claimed would have been the biggest attack since World War II in favor of restarting peace talks. Tehran insists no negotiations with…

25. Trump considers Iran land blockade as conflict reignites

    31 Jul 2026 · 30 min

    Israel and the US consider are considering land blockade on Iran, as President Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu look to tighten the economic squeeze on Tehran. Elsewhere, the security landscape has been rocked by the news…

26. Trump prepares 14-Day Iran blitz as US tanker struck in Mediterranean

    30 Jul 2026 · 16 min

    The conflict between Iran and the US has intensified sharply as President Trump delivers on his promise to strike “very hard,” launching a massive wave of attacks against IRGC command centres and drone facilities.…

27. Saudi Arabia joins US strikes on Iran militias in Iraq as China arms Tehran

    29 Jul 2026 · 21 min

    The conflict between Iran and the US has entered a volatile new phase as Saudi Arabia joins American forces in striking Tehran’s proxies across Iraq. The move comes after drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities alongside…

28. Red Sea chokepoint: Houthi rebels replicate Iran’s Hormuz strategy

    28 Jul 2026 · 20 min

    Seventeen days into the conflict between the US and Iran, the frontline is expanding as drone attacks continue to test the ceasefire and new flashpoints emerge in the Red Sea. Is the Houthi blockade of critical…

29. US ‘runs out of missiles’ as Trump halts Iran strikes

    27 Jul 2026 · 19 min

    The US has halted its air strikes on Iran, creating a sudden pause in a conflict that has raged for nearly two weeks. Is this a strategic move to allow for diplomacy, or has the American military been forced to back…

30. Trump’s Lebanon dilemma: Why Israel can't win this war

    26 Jul 2026 · 25 min

    Lebanese President Joseph Aoun met US President Donald Trump in Washington this week with a historic proposal: end the war between Lebanon and Israel, force an Israeli withdrawal from the south, and disarm Iran’s proxy…

31. Trump weighs 'massive attack' as Iran threatens UK bases

    24 Jul 2026 · 36 min

    As this new round of war enters its 13th day, US President Donald Trump has signalled he is close to deciding whether to launch a "massive attack" on Iran. The IRGC has declared that UK bases including RAF Fairford are…

32. US strikes Iran with B-1 Bomber as Houthis attack Saudi tankers in Red Sea

    23 Jul 2026 · 37 min

    Donald Trump has escalated the US’s war against Iran, deploying a heavy B-1 long-range bomber directly from RAF Fairford to strike IRGC targets. Meanwhile, Yemen’s Iranian proxy group the Houthis have launched missile…

33. Trump vows to target Pickaxe Mountain & infiltration, executions and fear inside Iran

    22 Jul 2026 · 48 min

    As the latest round of the war enters its 11th day, US President Donald Trump has signalled the US could strike Iran's hardened Pickaxe Mountain underground nuclear facility where Israel claims centrifuges are being…

34. Trump weighs major escalation as Iran hammers Kuwait’s power and water

    21 Jul 2026 · 36 min

    Donald Trump is weighing up a massive expansion of the war with Iran after Tehran launched fresh strikes against US military sites across the Gulf, including Amazon services in Bahrain and vital power and water…

35. Trump hits Iran hard after US troops killed by ‘Chinese-guided’ strikes

    20 Jul 2026 · 34 min

    The war between Donald Trump and Iran has escalated dramatically following the first direct US combat deaths since the start of the war and rare strikes against Saudi Arabia’s oil assets. In today’s episode of Iran:…

36. Trump bombs key ports and bridges as China upgrades Iranian missiles

    17 Jul 2026 · 43 min

    Donald Trump has ordered the heaviest escalation in the US-Iran war so far this week, striking critical Iranian bridges, airports, and infrastructure surrounding the critical Strait of Hormuz chokepoint. Iran has hit…

37. US blasts tanker with Hellfire missiles & why an Iran ground war is a trap

    16 Jul 2026 · 31 min

    The US has dramatically expanded its strike campaign into northern Iran for the first time in this latest stage of the war, targeting critical ballistic missile and space facilities near Tehran. With Donald Trump…

38. US strikes Iran twice in 24 hours after Shahed attacks hit Gulf states

    15 Jul 2026 · 36 min

    The military stand-off between the US and Iran has escalated again after Donald Trump ordered a seven-hour bombing campaign targeting Iranian missile barracks, coastal radar sites, and naval bases. The inevitable…

39. Trump’s five-hour blitz triggers Iran war escalation & Mossad’s secret plot exposed

    14 Jul 2026 · 56 min

    Donald Trump has reimposed the US’s naval blockade on Iran and, for the third night in a row, launched a brutal five-hour blitz hitting Iran’s coastal defences. In retaliation, the IRGC has struck back, killing one and…

40. Trump reimposes naval blockade & how China and Russia use Iran to bleed US munitions

    13 Jul 2026 · 36 min

    The US-Iran ceasefire is in crisis following a violent weekend of escalation. From the IRGC damaging a ship in the Strait of Hormuz so badly that the crew had to abandon it, to President Donald Trump declaring he…

41. ‘Bitter, weak and corrupted’: How Ali Khamenei ruined Iran

    12 Jul 2026 · 29 min

    Four months after he was assassinated by Israeli and US airstrikes on the first day of the Iran war, former Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei has been buried in an elaborate funeral. But who was he behind all the…

42. Iran’s Trump ‘assassination plot’ revealed & America’s ‘protection racket’

    10 Jul 2026 · 37 min

    The burst of strikes between Iran and the US has died down but the Strait of Hormuz has seized up, with shipping coming to an almost complete standstill on the southern non-Iranian route. On today’s episode of Iran:…

43. Iran attacks more US bases after Trump strikes key Russia-China railway link

    9 Jul 2026 · 32 min

    The US-Iran war has escalated significantly amid a second consecutive night of heavy American strikes on Iran and a furious response from Tehran. On today’s episode of Iran: the Latest, Venetia Rainey and Sophia Yan…

44. Trump ends US-Iran ceasefire after Tehran’s Strait of Hormuz oil tanker blitz

    8 Jul 2026 · 27 min

    Donald Trump has dramatically declared that the US-Iran ceasefire is officially "over", calling Tehran an "evil cancer" during a fiery outburst alongside Nato chief Mark Rutte in Ankara, Turkey. He also attacked fellow…

45. Trump at Nato: Give me Greenland or US will withdraw from Europe

    7 Jul 2026 · 34 min

    Donald Trump arrived at the 2026 Nato summit in Turkey and instantly started taking potshots at his Nato allies, blasting them for not helping the US in the Iran war. On today’s episode of Iran: the Latest, Roland…

46. Where is Iran’s new supreme leader?

    6 Jul 2026 · 36 min

    Dead, disfigured by the war or hidden for safety - why isn’t Iran’s new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei at his own father’s funeral? It’s the million-dollar question as Tehran hosts the third day of a massive public…

47. Trump's America at 250: The collapse of a superpower?

    3 Jul 2026 · 37 min

    The US celebrates its 250th anniversary of Independence Day on July 4th. As the nation hits this major milestone, what is the actual state of the superpower under President Donald Trump? In this special episode,…

48. MAGA vs Neocons: How the Iran war split the American right

    2 Jul 2026 · 1 h 00 min

    The US-Iran war has paused, but it has lit a fire under an ideological civil war inside the American right. As Donald Trump prepares to mark America’s 250th birthday on July 4th, today’s episode of Iran: The Latest…

49. Ships bash through Strait of Hormuz warzone as US-Iran peace talks grind to a halt

    1 Jul 2026 · 41 min

    As US-Iran peace talks flounder in Qatar, stranded ship captains are taking matters into their own hands to escape the Strait of Hormuz warzone. On today’s episode, Roland Oliphant talks to former Royal Navy commander…

50. The UK just proved it hasn’t learned Iran and Ukraine war lessons

    30 Jun 2026 · 36 min

    As the US and Iran meet in Qatar, the UK has unveiled £15 billion in defence spending - but is it all a giant “fudge” to avoid humiliation by Donald Trump at next week’s Nato summit? Announcing the Defence Investment…