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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.


Every Wednesday on Battle Lines: Global Health Security they’re joined by Arthur Scott-Geddes to look at the intersection between health and security, from bioweapons to warzone diseases to frontline medicine. You can watch these episodes here.


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  • ‘Trump is wrong - Iran’s regime is not split over this war’
    Apr 24 2026

    The US-Iran ceasefire has limped into its third week, but can stuttering peace talks deliver a deal before war resumes?


    Roland Oliphant is joined by Sanam Vakil, director of the Middle East and North Africa program at Chatham House, to discuss the latest news and updates, including what Mojtaba Khamanei’s reported injuries tell us about the balance of power in Tehran.


    She also explains why the normally factional Iranian regime is united in its need to end the war, and how Donald Trump’s attempt to drive a wedge between “moderates” and “hardliners” is likely to fail.


    Plus, international economics editor Hans van Leeuwen explains why the world has been watching the wrong oil price - and how the global impact of the war could be worse than we thought.


    Highlights

    • Why time is not on Trump’s side in the Iran war
    • Mojtaba Khamenei’s injuries and what they say about the Iranian regime


    CONTRIBUTORS:

    Roland Oliphant, co-host and chief foreign affairs analyst @RolandOliphant

    Hans van Leeuwen, International economics editor @hansvan333

    Sanam Vakil, MENA programme director Chatham House @SanamVakil


    CONTENT REFERENCED:

    Hans van Leeuwen: The world is watching the wrong oil price


    Producer: Elliot Lampitt

    Executive Producers: Venetia Rainey & Louisa Wells


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    43 Min.
  • How Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz - from sea-mines to suicide boats
    Apr 23 2026

    What will it take to protect the Strait of Hormuz from Iran’s sea mines and fast boats?


    With Tehran now charging extortionate tolls, attacking commercial ships who do not get permission to transit and reportedly laying around 20 sea mines, the vital waterway has become a living nightmare. President Donald Trump today told the US Navy to fire on any boats laying mines, but with Pentagon estimates that it will take six months to mine-sweep the Strait, is that enough?


    To discuss the problem, Venetia Rainey is joined by Emma Salisbury, an Associate Fellow at the Royal Navy Strategic Studies Centre. Emma explains how American minesweeping capabilities became so heavily degraded, why Iran’s non-conventional navy remains so effective and hard to destroy, and the maritime signs that Trump may be considering a return to all-out war.


    Plus, senior foreign correspondent Sophia Yan talks through the latest news and updates from the region, including the status of the US-Iran ceasefire, reports that America is running out of munitions, and the Lebanon-Israel peace talks to disarm Hezbollah.


    Highlights:

    • Why it would take the US six months to minesweep the Strait of Hormuz - in peacetime
    • Sophia Yan on how the Iran war became a game of chicken


    CONTRIBUTORS:


    Venetia Rainey, co-host @venetiarainey

    Sophia Yan, senior foreign correspondent @sophia_yan

    Emma Salisbury, associate fellow Royal Navy Strategic Studies Centre @salisbot



    CONTENT REFERENCED:


    The Mine Gap: America Forgot How to Sweep the Sea


    Iranian shadow fleet tankers break through US blockade


    Trump has eight days to make up his mind on Iran


    Last Rounds? Status of Key Munitions at the Iran War Ceasefire


    Producer: Peter Shevlin

    Executive Producers: Venetia Rainey & Louisa Wells


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    46 Min.
  • Trump’s Iran ceasefire flounders as ‘utter chaos’ engulfs Strait of Hormuz
    Apr 22 2026

    Instead of peace talks today, the US-Iran ceasefire is on the brink of collapsing and the Strait of Hormuz is heating up.


    Despite the two-week deadline expiring today, JD Vance never boarded a plane to Pakistan for negotiations and neither did anyone from Iran. Instead, Donald Trump has extended the ceasefire indefinitely and the IRGC has today attacked several more international ships.


    Is the war about to restart? Venetia Rainey and Roland Oliphant are joined by chief foreign affairs commentator David Blair and foreign correspondent Akhtar Makoii to discuss the latest news, decode the signals from each side and explain what might happen next.


    Plus, Roland chats to Richard Mead, editor-in-chief of the maritime industry bible Lloyd's List, about the wider implications of the Strait of Hormuz being in “utter chaos”, how ships are increasingly going dark to avoid detection, and China’s role in everything.


    Highlights

    • David Blair and Akhtar Makoii discuss whether the Iran war will restart
    • Why the Strait of Hormuz being in “utter chaos” matters for everyone


    CONTRIBUTORS:


    Venetia Rainey, co-host @venetiarainey

    Roland Oliphant, co-host and chief foreign affairs analyst @RolandOliphant

    David Blair, chief foreign affairs commentator @davidblairdt

    Akhtar Makoii, foreign correspondent @akhtar_makoii


    CONTENT REFERENCED:


    Connor Stringer: ‘It’s all a giant clusterf---’: Inside Trump’s floundering Iran peace process

    Akhtar Makoii: Iran’s real negotiator is staring Trump down from the shadows

    David Blair: Trump’s flip-flopping will only embolden Iran to harden its demands

    Hormuz chaos shows Iran is too fractured to speak with one voice


    Producer: Peter Shevlin

    Executive Producers: Venetia Rainey & Louisa Wells


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    50 Min.
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