{"podcast":{"title":"Iran: The Latest","slug":"iran-the-latest-6656846","podcast_index_feed_id":6656846,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8","website_url":"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/iran--the-latest/","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8/1772473555635-cba7af84-d6d4-4f86-919d-4324a711e2a4.jpeg","author":"Louisa Wells","episode_count":354,"summary":"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. Every Wednesday on Battle Lines: Global Health Security they’re joined by Arthur Scott-Geddes to look at the intersection between health and security, from bioweapons to warzone diseases to frontline medicine. You can watch these episodes here . Battle Lines, a defence podcast with a wider scope and created by David Knowles, previously lived on this feed. Don’t forget to follow and leave a review to stay updated on the latest in global conflict…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T06:20:06.077420+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/iran-the-latest-6656846"},"episode":{"title":"Oil, revolution and ayatollahs: how Iran went from great power to rogue state","slug":"oil-revolution-and-ayatollahs-how-iran-went-from-great-power-to-rogue-state","published_at":"2026-05-04T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/iran-the-latest-6656846/oil-revolution-and-ayatollahs-how-iran-went-from-great-power-to-rogue-state","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/iran-the-latest-6656846","url":"https://shows.acast.com/battle-lines-israel-gaza/episodes/from-great-power-to-rogue-state-how-the-ayatollahs-ruined-ir","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8/e/69f473ac9dcd58edd9cbb8d8/media.mp3","summary":"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 special Bank Holiday edition, Ali Ansari, professor of Iranian history at the University of St Andrews, takes Roland Oliphant through Iran's tumultuous modern era: from the 1906 Constitutional Revolution and the 1953 coup, to the 1979 ousting of the shah and the 2026 US assassination of Ali Khamenei. From the blunders of the unlikely \"midwife\" of the modern Iranian state - Great Britain - to the catastrophic decisions of successive Supreme Leaders after the founding of the Islamic Republic, he charts the course that shaped the country Donald Trump is fighting today.  How do the myths overshadow the facts of the CIA's 1953 coup and the Iran-Iraq war? Why is the regime so obsessed with enriching uranium and fighting Israel and America? And is the UK guilty of betraying Iranian dreams of democracy? Plus, how the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company brought association football to Tehran.  Highlights  Oil, revolution and ayatollahs: how Iran went from great power to rogue state  Professor Ali Ansari explains 20th-century Iranian history CONTRIBUTORS: Roland Oliphant, co-host and chief foreign affairs analyst @RolandOliphant Ali Ansari, professor University of St Andrews @aa51_ansari CONTENT REFERENCED: Part 1: ‘Iran thinks it’s still a great power’: Why the regime won’t surrender https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/04/03/why-the-iranian-regime-wont-surrender-ali-ansari/ 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 d…","meta_description":"Within living memory, Tehran ruled an oil-rich great power brimming with intellectuals inspired by British democracy. 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