Iran: The Latest

Iran: The Latest

Author: The Telegraph Language: English Episodes: 100
For those trying to understand the complex and rapidly shifting landscape of the Middle East, Iran: The Latest offers essential context. This Telegraph podcast moves beyond the headlines to examine the military, diplomatic, and strategic forces shaping the ongoing tensions between Iran, the United States, and Israel. Hosted by veteran foreign correspondents Roland Oliphant and Venetia Rainey, each episode synthesizes frontline reporting from the paper's award-winning journalists with insightful conversations. You'll hear from specialists in areas like regional security architecture, covert operations, and geopolitical theory, providing a clearer picture of the stakes involved. The analysis considers historical grievances, economic pressures, and potential flashpoints, from proxy conflicts to direct confrontations. It’s a resource for anyone who wants to grasp not just what is happening, but why it matters and what might come next. By drawing on deep sourcing and expert commentary, this podcast delivers a nuanced perspective that is both timely and thoroughly researched, making sense of a critical and often misunderstood arena of global affairs.
Episodes
Iran’s drones have reshaped warfare. Can the US catch up? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 32:56
How did heavily sanctioned Iran create a drone so cheap, deadly and effective that everyone from Russia to the US has copied it?From the Gulf being inundated with attacks by Iranian Shaheds to Ukraine finding innovative…
The secret US operation defying Iran’s Strait of Hormuz blockade [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 31:11
The US military is secretly helping ships circumvent Iran’s stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz along a new route hugging the Omani coast. Bryan Clark, a former US Navy officer and senior fellow at the Hudson Institute,…
What Trump's angry call with Netanyahu means for the Iran war [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 33:05
Could Israel’s campaign against Hezbollah ruin the US’s attempts to strike a deal with Iran?News today about a fiery, expletive-laden phone call suggests Donald Trump is very upset with Benjamin Netanyahu and has forced…
‘Ceasefire violated’: US fury after Iran targets Kuwait base [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 41:20
The United States has for the first time accused Iran of breaching the ceasefire, after Tehran fired a ballistic missile at Kuwait in response to the Americans hitting southern Iran.Washington brushed off previous exchan…
Iran demands $24bn to sign US peace deal - will Trump accept? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 35:48
Iran appears increasingly confident that it will secure a favourable end to the war with the US.From demanding $24bn in frozen assets to publishing what they say is a draft peace deal to restoring the Internet after near…
How the tank is evolving to survive the century of the drone [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 44:19
In this special bank holiday episode, we’re taking a break from looking at the US-Iran war and focusing instead on tanks. Since it first appeared on the Somme battlefield, the tank has dominated and defined modern warfar…