‘One step away from war’: Trump launches Project Freedom to open the Strait of Hormuz
Is the US-Iran war about to restart amid escalating tensions in the Strait of Hormuz?Donald Trump has launched Project Freedom - a US Navy mission to break the Iranian blockade imposed since the begin...
5 Maj 28min
Oil, revolution and ayatollahs: how Iran went from great power to rogue state
Within living memory, Tehran ruled an oil-rich great power brimming with intellectuals inspired by British democracy. So how did it become an impoverished rogue state at war with the West?In this spec...
4 Maj 49min
US 'could deploy hypersonic missiles' & how Russia is using Iran to fight the West
Donald Trump faces a critical decision as the Iran war drifts into a stalemate: double down on military force or hope the US blockade will break the deadlock. Amid a deadline today for Trump to get C...
1 Maj 42min
Iranian terror in London & why the US needs China to rearm
The UK is in shock after an Iran-linked Islamist group claimed yet another attack on Jews in London. In the wake of the Golders Green stabbing attack, national security editor Rozina Sabur looks at wh...
30 Apr 42min
A trip to the Strait of Hormuz & Hezbollah adopts Ukraine-style drone warfare
From the Strait of Hormuz to Lebanon, the Iran war has seen the West’s foes adopt asymmetric warfare with growing efficacy. Fresh off the boat from the Omani side of the Strait, Adrian Blomfield joins...
29 Apr 37min
‘A bunch of losers with no power’: Why Iran’s hardliners won’t win
Iran’s regime is facing an existential crisis prompted by the US-Israeli war. Despite taking a military battering and the economy being in ruins, Tehran refuses to surrender to Donald Trump. Historian...
28 Apr 43min
The true cost of America’s hidden missile crisis & why US-Iran talks are deadlocked
The US has severely depleted key munitions in the Iran war - and it’s already having global consequences. From delayed deliveries to allies such as Japan, South Korea and Ukraine, to a knockon impact ...
27 Apr 41min
‘Trump is wrong - Iran’s regime is not split over this war’
The US-Iran ceasefire has limped into its third week, but can stuttering peace talks deliver a deal before war resumes? Roland Oliphant is joined by Sanam Vakil, director of the Middle East and North ...
24 Apr 42min
