US ‘blows up’ Iran mine-laying ships as Trump chases ‘bum deal’
The US says it has bombed Iranian mine-laying ships in the Strait of Hormuz and a missile launch site in southern Iran. Tehran says it has downed American drones. Is the war about to restart?Former Ro...
26 Maj 39min
How the tank is evolving to survive the century of the drone
In this special bank holiday episode, we’re taking a break from looking at the US-Iran war and focusing instead on tanks. Since it first appeared on the Somme battlefield, the tank has dominated and d...
25 Maj 44min
First Venezuela, then Iran. Is Cuba next on Trump’s hit list?
With Iran peace talks deadlocked, US military attention appears to be turning to another longtime enemy: Cuba. This week, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio declared Cuba a threat to US security. Indic...
22 Maj 45min
Trump, Iran and the $150,000 Strait of Hormuz toll
Oil flows will not return to normal until the second half of next year - even if the Strait of Hormuz opens now.That’s the grim prognosis of the UAE’s most senior oil executive. But even if it does op...
21 Maj 30min
Iran warns Trump: ‘We’ll take war global if you bomb us again’
Iran has threatened to spread the war beyond the Middle East if Donald Trump starts bombing the country again. Is it an empty threat or should we be worried?Jonathan Hackett, a former US Marine Corps ...
20 Maj 38min
US's Call of Duty vs Iran’s Lego videos: who is winning the online war?
Donald Trump has postponed his “scheduled” attack on Iran for now, but who is winning the online war between the two countries?America’s military has pumped out videos of air strikes and missile attac...
19 Maj 40min
Gulf gets laser-guided missiles to fight drones & Iran executions soar
Executions have soared inside Iran, with new Amnesty data today showing more than 2,000 people were given the death penalty in 2025. Roland Oliphant speaks to Iranian journalist in exile Maryam Mazro...
18 Maj 43min
Why China’s promise of no arms to Iran will do little to end the war
Donald Trump ended his high stakes trip to China claiming Xi Jinping had promised not to arm Iran, wanted the Strait of Hormuz open, and backed his goal of preventing Tehran getting a nuclear weapon. ...
15 Maj 36min
