# Iran quits US talks, vows escalation after Israel orders Beirut strikes Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/iran-the-latest-6656846/iran-quits-us-talks-vows-escalation-after-israel-orders-beirut-strikes Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/iran-the-latest-6656846/iran-quits-us-talks-vows-escalation-after-israel-orders-beirut-strikes.md Podcast: [Iran: The Latest](https://stenobird.com/podcast/iran-the-latest-6656846) Published: 2026-06-01T16:21:26+00:00 Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/battle-lines-israel-gaza/episodes/iran-quits-us-talks-to-end-war-after-israel-orders-beirut-st Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8/e/6a1daa1f5e7c8b23782dfc5f/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/iran-the-latest-6656846/episodes/iran-quits-us-talks-vows-escalation-after-israel-orders-beirut-strikes Duration seconds: 2848 ## Resource Iran has pulled out of peace talks to end the war with the US, accusing Israel of breaking the ceasefire by ordering strikes on Beirut.  Roland Oliphant and Venetia Rainey discuss the latest news, which comes after a series of military escalations over the weekend, including more tit-for-tat bombing between the US and Iran in the Strait of Hormuz. Meanwhile in Lebanon, the Israeli army scored a symbolic and strategic victory by capturing Beaufort Castle as part of its expanding offensive in the country’s south, amid fierce fighting with Hezbollah.  Plus, how did Iran become a corrupt mafia state? Iranian journalists Yeganeh Torbati (New York Times) and Bozorgmehr Sharafedin (Iran International) have written a new book on the subject, Stolen Revolution, and join the show to explain why the war is likely to make things even worse.  Highlights Iran quits US talks after Israel orders Beirut strikes Plus: how Iran became a corrupt mafia state CONTRIBUTORS: Roland Oliphant, co-host and chief foreign affairs analyst @RolandOliphant Venetia Rainey, co-host and executive producer @venetiarainey Yeganeh Torbati, journalist and author of Stolen Revolution @yjtorbati Bozorgmehr Sharafedin, journalist and author of Stolen Revolution @bozorgmehr CONTENT REFERENCED: Kasra Aarabi and Saeid Golkar: The West is ignoring the dangerous new partnership reshaping Iran from within https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/05/29/shadowy-new-hardline-alliance-reshaping-irans-regime/ Producer: Max Bower Executive Producers: Venetia Rainey & Louisa Wells ► Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day's biggest stories, every morning. telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditor ► EMAIL US: Contact the team on battlelines@tel… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/iran-the-latest-6656846/episodes/iran-quits-us-talks-vows-escalation-after-israel-orders-beirut-strikes/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/iran-the-latest-6656846/iran-quits-us-talks-vows-escalation-after-israel-orders-beirut-strikes.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.