Podcast Episodes

‘Iran thinks it’s still a great power’: Why the regime won’t surrender

Why hasn’t the Iranian regime surrendered yet?

The Islamic Republic is at the centre of a war sending shock waves around the world, and despite being …

16 hours ago

'We’ve trained for this': How US Marines could seize Iran’s uranium and open the Strait of Hormuz

Could US amphibious troops re-open the Strait of Hormuz? 

In his first major speech on the Iran war, Donald Trump said America is on course to finish …

1 day, 12 hours ago

Iran's 'zombie regime' & UAE ‘to help force open’ Strait of Hormuz

Could the UAE help solve the Strait of Hormuz stalemate caused by the Iran war?

The US is growing increasingly angry with its allies for refusing to h…

2 days, 13 hours ago

One month of Iran-US war: Assassinations, missiles and the Strait of Hormuz

After one month of the US-Iran war, who is winning and who is losing?

Roland Oliphant and Venetia Rainey step back to examine how much of US President…

3 days, 13 hours ago

Iran vows to ‘rain fire’ on US troops, the Houthi ‘nightmare’ & on the ground in Tehran

Is the US about to invade Iran? 

Warship USS Tripoli has arrived in the Middle East with thousands of fresh troops, and the USS Boxer is not far behin…

4 days, 13 hours ago

‘A full spectrum crisis’: how the Iran war went global

Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has already pushed up oil prices. But is a bigger global economic disruption yet to come? And how long will i…

1 week ago

Iran navy chief killed & why the war 'was based on a lie'

Will Israel’s assassination of the IRGC’s naval chief lead to the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz?

Hosts Roland Oliphant and Venetia Rainey analyse …

1 week, 1 day ago

Delay tactic? Trump deploys paratroopers as he outlines Iran peace plan

Donald Trump has set out a 15-point Iran peace plan, but is he serious about ending the war?

With news that another 2,000 elite American troops are en…

1 week, 2 days ago

‘Iran thinks it’s winning’: can US peace talks in Pakistan really end the war?

After four weeks of war with Iran, is Donald Trump calling it quits? 

The US president claims he is in advanced talks with a highly placed regime insi…

1 week, 3 days ago

‘A forever mission': US colonel on Trump's Strait of Hormuz quagmire

Could US Marines seize Kharg Island and reopen the Strait of Hormuz?

President Donald Trump has U-turned on his threat to bomb Iranian energy infrastr…

1 week, 4 days ago