Podcast Episodes

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…

1 month, 3 weeks 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 month, 3 weeks 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 month, 4 weeks 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 month, 4 weeks 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…

2 months 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…

2 months ago

US sends Marines to Strait of Hormuz & why Iran can still fire missiles

Thousands of US Marines and sailors are heading towards Iran - does this mean boots on the ground? 

Venetia Rainey is joined by Reuters global defence…

2 months ago

‘Drunk on assassinations’: What is Israel’s Iran war strategy?

Has Israel gone rogue with the attack on Iran’s South Pars gas field?

The bombing triggered a furious response from Tehran and led to a further escala…

2 months ago

America’s biggest mistake in the Iran war so far

When an Iranian primary school was bombed on the first day of the war, killing dozens of children instantly, it spawned a cycle of denials, conspirac…

2 months ago

‘Huge void’ in Iran regime after security chief 'assassinated'

Ali Larijani, Iran’s security chief, is believed to have been assassinated today by Israel in what could be a huge blow to the Iranian regime.

Roland …

2 months, 1 week ago