Iran: The Latest
Iran: The Latest

Iran: The Latest

The Telegraph

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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.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.Battle Lines: Global Health Security is supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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‘Wake up’: US forces Israel into Hezbollah ceasefire after stark warning
JUN 19, 2026
‘Wake up’: US forces Israel into Hezbollah ceasefire after stark warning
Is Donald Trump’s US-Iran peace deal already falling apart?Less than a day after the historic MoU was signed to end the war, fighting has been ongoing in Lebanon, with Hezbollah killing four Israeli soldiers and Benjamin Netanyahu unleashing a punishing wave of air strikes across southern Lebanon. A new ceasefire has today been agreed - but can it hold?Sophia Yan and Venetia Rainey discuss the latest news and the significance of US Vice President JD Vance’s stark warning to Israel to “wake up and smell reality”. Plus, New York Times journalist Yeganeh Torbati, co-author of Stolen Revolution, joins to discuss why Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is distancing himself from Trump's deal, and how the IRGC is using this diplomatic breathing room to prepare for a potential resumption of the war down the line. HighlightsUS forces Israel into Hezbollah ceasefire after stark warningIs Donald Trump’s US-Iran peace deal already falling apart?CONTRIBUTORS:Sophia Yan, senior foreign correspondent, @sophia_yan Yeganeh Torbati, NYT journalist and co-author Stolen Revolution @yjtorbati Producer: Max BowerExecutive Producers: Louisa Wells & Venetia RaineyWATCH US ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJnf_DDTfIVAif-vifC6F2aoPB8GIw6dkCONTENT REFERENCED: Vance tells Israel: You can’t kill your way out of problemshttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026/06/18/jd-vance-israel-friends/Stolen Revolution: Betrayal & Hope in Modern Iranhttps://www.penguin.co.uk/books/457807/stolen-revolution-by-torbati-bozorgmehr-sharafedin-and-yeganeh/9780241744017 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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4-2 to Iran: Trump’s peace deal proves the US lost the war
JUN 18, 2026
4-2 to Iran: Trump’s peace deal proves the US lost the war
Donald Trump has signed a peace deal with Iran, but his critics are saying it’s a humiliation.Roland Oliphant and David Blair go through the US-Iran deal line by line and give each side a score, from $300bn in payments to Iran to the reopening Strait of Hormuz to a ban on nuclear weapons. Among those critical of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is former vice president Mike Pence, who has called Trump an appeaser and accused him of handing a “lifeline” to the Iranian regime - is he right?Highlights4-2 to Tehran - the US-Iran peace deal guttedHow the MoU proves the US lost the warCONTRIBUTORS:Roland Oliphant, co-host and chief foreign affairs analyst @RolandOliphantDavid Blair, chief foreign affairs commentator @davidblairdtCONTENT REFERENCED:How Trump’s ‘Operation Epic Disaster’ turned the world against Americahttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026/06/18/iran-war-trump-us-credibility/David Blair: Trump’s extraordinary deal is a survival plan for Iranhttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/06/17/iran-deal-survival-plan-for-islamic-republic/Producer: Peter ShevlinExecutive Producers: Venetia Rainey & Louisa Wells► Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day's biggest stories, every morning. telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditor► EMAIL US: Contact the team on [email protected]► GET THE LATEST HEADLINES: Find all our latest Iran coverage here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/iran-war/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Why Trump is throwing Israel under the bus over the Iran war
JUN 17, 2026
Why Trump is throwing Israel under the bus over the Iran war
As details of the US-Iran 14-point peace deal leaks, Trump and other world leaders at the G7 summit today are singing its praises - but is it any good?Venetia Rainey breaks down the proposed timeline in the Memorandum of Understanding that will see the war officially end, the Strait of Hormuz open up, sanctions on Iran lifted and something unspecified happen to Tehran’s enriched uranium. One country is particularly unhappy: Israel. So how will Benjamin Netanyahu respond? Global health security editor Paul Nuki joins from Tel Aviv to deliver a blunt realpolitik assessment on why Trump is trying to make Israel the lightning rod for the fallout from his unpopular war. CONTRIBUTORS:Venetia Rainey, co-Host and Executive Producer @venetiaraineyPaul Nuki, Global Health Security Editor @PaulNukiCONTENT REFERENCED:The 14-point Iran deal in full – and how it favours Tehranhttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/06/17/the-14-point-iran-deal-in-full-how-it-favours-tehran/War of broken promises leaves Israel weakened and despondenthttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/06/16/broken-promises-israel-weakened-iran-trump/IDF soldier ‘just wanted to kill’ my sonhttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/06/14/idf-soldier-just-wanted-to-kill-my-son/Producer: Peter ShevlinExecutive Producers: Venetia Rainey & Louisa Wells► Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day's biggest stories, every morning. telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditor► EMAIL US: Contact the team on [email protected]► GET THE LATEST HEADLINES: Find all our latest Iran coverage here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/iran-war/HIGHLIGHTSWhy Trump is throwing Israel under the bus over Iran war‘Iran had its foot on the world’s throat. This deal is a way out’ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Trump’s peace deal: is the US paying Iran to reopen Hormuz?
JUN 15, 2026
Trump’s peace deal: is the US paying Iran to reopen Hormuz?
Donald Trump has declared the Iran war over, telling oil tankers to "start their engines" as Tehran reopens the Strait of Hormuz and the US lifts its naval blockade. So why are so many people unhappy with the ‘peace deal’?Roland Oliphant and Venetia Rainey dive into the latest news of what we know today about the Memorandum of Understanding - and what we don’t. They discuss the problems raised by the outline of the deal so far - from an agreement on nuclear weapons to the war in Lebanon - and why Israeli military leaders are calling it a "strategic failure”.Highlights: Trump’s peace deal: is the US paying Iran to reopen Hormuz?Plus: why both Israelis and Iranians are furiousCONTRIBUTORS:Venetia Rainey, co-host and executive producer @venetiaraineyRoland Oliphant, co-host and chief foreign affairs analyst @RolandOliphantCONTENT REFERENCED:WATCH US ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJnf_DDTfIVAif-vifC6F2aoPB8GIw6dkThe winners and losers of the Iran warhttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/06/14/winners-losers-iran-war-usa-trump-middle-east/After 106 days of war, how Donald Trump and Iran finally agreed a dealhttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026/06/15/how-trump-iran-agreed-war-nuclear-strait-hormuz-deal/Thirteen thousand air strikes - for what?https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/06/15/us-launched-13000-air-strikes-on-iran-for-what/WATCH THE FULL EPISODE ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/-3VEIOK3-SUProducer: Peter ShevlinExecutive Producers: Venetia Rainey & Louisa Wells► Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day's biggest stories, every morning. telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditor► EMAIL US: Contact the team on [email protected]► GET THE LATEST HEADLINES: Find all our latest Iran coverage here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/iran-war/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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