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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.

Battle Lines, a defence podcast with a wider scope and created by David Knowles, previously lived on this feed.

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Latest Episodes:

Putin's new world order Oct 24, 2024

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On today's episode of Battle Lines we check in with Russia correspondent James Kilner about why dozens of world leaders are meeting in Russia and what it says about Vladimir Putin's plans for a new world order. Then we chat to East Asia correspondent Nicola Smith about how North Korean troops in Ukraine could have major implications in the Western Pacific.

Contributors

Roland Oliphant

James Kilner

Nicola Smith

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What next for Hamas after Sinwar's death Oct 21, 2024

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Who will lead Hamas now that Yahya Sinwar has been killed? On today's episode we get the latest from the Middle East including the significance of the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and Hezbollah's attempted assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. We also talk to our veteran defense and foreign affairs editor, Con Coughlin, about his time in Beirut reporting on the war with Israel back in 1984.

Contributors

Venetia Rainey

Ben Farmer

Con Coughlin

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China's wargames, a royal trip to Sudan border Oct 18, 2024

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Is China threatening to take action in Taiwan? On today's episode of Battle Lines we'll be looking at China's aggressive war games around Taiwan and what it tells us about their plans to 'reunify' the island with the mainland. Plus, a behind the scenes look at a British royal's trip to the Sudanese-Chad border.

Contributors

Venetia Rainey (Host)

Nicola Smith (Asia correspondent)

Henry Bodkin (Senior reporter)

Just 10 miles from a war zone, the Duchess of Edinburgh finds a ‘complete atrocity’ by Henry Bodkin

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Hezbollah drone attack, UNIFIL-Israel row, Russia and Iran deepen ties Oct 14, 2024

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Why does Netanyahu want UN peacekeepers removed from Lebanon and what does the strengthening of ties between Russia and Iran mean for the war in Gaza? On today's special bonus episode of Battle Lines we update you on the latest from the Middle East with our hosts Venetia Rainey and Roland Oliphant.

Contributors

Venetia Rainey

Roland Oliphant

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Israel expands offensive in Lebanon, is Israel nuclear? Oct 11, 2024

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Will Israel's conflict with Iran go nuclear? On today's episode, we speak to foreign correspondent Ben Farmer for the latest updates from Lebanon, where Israel is expanding its ground offensive against Hezbollah. Then we speak to US academic Henry Sokolski about fears a direct conflict between Israel and Iran could escalate to a nuclear war.

Contributors

Roland Oliphant (Host)

Ben Farmer (Telegraph contributor)

Henry Sokolski (Executive Director of the Nonproliferation Policy Education Center

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Israel's Oasis of Peace one year later Oct 09, 2024

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In this bonus episode of Battle Lines, Senior Foreign Correspondent Sophia Yan checks back in on year later with two friends, Adam Ben-Shabbat and Nadim Tali, who grew up in a village known as the 'Oasis of Peace'. This village, situated between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, is the only village in Israel where Palestinians and Jewish Israelis choose to live together. How is the village dealing with the ongoing war and how do the two friends feel things have changed?

Contributors:

Sophia Yan (Senior Foreign Correspondent). @sophia_yan on X.

Adam Ben-Shabbat

Nadim Tali

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Dispatch: Inside the only place in Israel where Jews and Arabs choose to live together by Sophia Yan

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October 7 one year on: Hostages' relative, ex-soldier and journalist reflect Oct 04, 2024

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One year on from the Hamas massacre of October 7, Israel is still struggling to recover from the trauma of that day. We share three different Israeli perspectives: Telegraph correspondent Jotam Confino, who has reported on the shifts in Israeli society and politics; Yifat Zailer, whose cousin Shiri Bibas is still being held hostage along with her two red-headed young children and husband; and Joel Carmel, a former IDF soldier who examines the reality of the Israeli military's methods through his work for advocacy group Breaking the Silence.

Contributors

Venetia Rainey (Host)

Jotam Confino (Telegraph correspondent)

Yifat Zailer (relative of Israeli hostages)

Joel Carmel (Breaking the Silence Advocacy Director, former IDF solider)

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Iran strikes Israel as the IDF invade Lebanon Oct 02, 2024

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How will Israel respond to Iran's historic missile attack? On today’s emergency episode of Battle Lines we speak to the Telegraph’s Paul Nuki who was in Tel Aviv as Iran launched 180 missiles at Israel. We’re also joined by the Telegraph’s Adrian Blomfield to discuss Israel’s invasion of Lebanon and what comes next.

Contributors

Venetia Rainey (Host)

Paul Nuki (Global Health Security Editor

Adrian Blomfield (Telegraph contributor)

I dodged death on historic day for Israel and Middle East by Paul Nuki

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What next for Lebanon after Nasrallah assassination? Sep 30, 2024

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In this emergency episode of Battle Lines we get the latest on the assassination of Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah. What does this mean for Iran's 'axis of resistance' and will this be the tipping point of a full-scale war throughout the region?

Contributors

Venetia Rainey (Host)

Roland Oliphant (Senior foreign correspondent)

Adrian Blomfield (Telegraph contributor)

Paul Nuki (Global Health Security editor)

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Israel prepares for ground offensive in Lebanon Sep 27, 2024

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On today's episode of Battle Lines we speak to the Telegraph's Adrian Blomfield in Beirut, and photographer Heathcliff O'Malley in Tel Aviv about the possibility of a ground war in Lebanon. The Israeli Defense Forces top general has told his troops to be ready to enter Lebanon to fight Hezbollah on their own turf for the first time since 2006. While American diplomats rush to broker a ceasefire, the Middle East stands on the brink of unlikely peace or an even bloodier war.

Contributors

Roland Oliphant (Host)

Adrian Blomfield (Telegraph contributor)

Heathcliff O'Malley (Telegraph photographer)

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Schools turn to shelters as thousands flee across Lebanon by Adrian Blomfield

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