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Iran: The Latest

Iran: The Latest

The Telegraph’s defence, security and foreign affairs podcast covering the conflict in Iran

The Telegraph · Louisa Wells

382 episodesEN

Show overview

Iran: The Latest has been publishing since 2023, and across the 3 years since has built a catalogue of 382 episodes, alongside 13 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to roughly 240 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a several-times-a-week cadence.

Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 33 min and 43 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. It is catalogued as a EN-language News show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed yesterday, with 158 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2026, with 158 episodes published. Published by Louisa Wells.

Episodes
382
Running
2023–2026 · 3y
Median length
38 min
Cadence
Several per week

From the publisher

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.

Latest Episodes

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

Aug 23, 202626 min

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

Aug 21, 202642 min

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

Aug 20, 202635 min

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

Aug 19, 202640 min

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

Aug 18, 202628 min

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

Aug 17, 202639 min

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

Aug 16, 202631 min

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

Aug 14, 202640 min

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

Aug 13, 202629 min

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

Aug 12, 202632 min

Iran's Trump assassination plot & Houthis restart Yemen war

Aug 11, 202635 min

US blockade squeezes Iran & Tehran names price to reopen Hormuz

Aug 10, 202630 min

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

Aug 9, 202622 min

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

Aug 7, 202642 min

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

Aug 6, 202636 min

US interceptor missile stocks dangerously low & Houthis strike Saudi ship

Aug 5, 202635 min

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

Aug 4, 202643 min

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

Aug 3, 202630 min

Trump considers Iran land blockade as conflict reignites

Jul 31, 202630 min

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

Jul 30, 202616 min
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