{"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":"Trump’s peace deal: is the US paying Iran to reopen Hormuz?","slug":"trump-s-peace-deal-is-the-us-paying-iran-to-reopen-hormuz","published_at":"2026-06-15T16:19:49+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/iran-the-latest-6656846/trump-s-peace-deal-is-the-us-paying-iran-to-reopen-hormuz","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/iran-the-latest-6656846","url":"https://shows.acast.com/battle-lines-israel-gaza/episodes/trumps-peace-deal-is-the-us-paying-iran-to-reopen-hormuz","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8/e/6a301aa86edea1d9abddf114/media.mp3","summary":"Donald Trump has declared the Iran war over, telling oil tankers to \"start their engines\" as Tehran reopens the Strait of Hormuz and the US lifts its naval blockade. So why are so many people unhappy with the ‘peace deal’? Roland Oliphant and Venetia Rainey dive into the latest news of what we know today about the Memorandum of Understanding - and what we don’t. They discuss the problems raised by the outline of the deal so far - from an agreement on nuclear weapons to the war in Lebanon - and why Israeli military leaders are calling it a \"strategic failure”. Highlights:  Trump’s peace deal: is the US paying Iran to reopen Hormuz? Plus: why both Israelis and Iranians are furious CONTRIBUTORS: Venetia Rainey, co-host and executive producer @venetiarainey Roland Oliphant, co-host and chief foreign affairs analyst @RolandOliphant CONTENT REFERENCED: WATCH US ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJnf_DDTfIVAif-vifC6F2aoPB8GIw6dk The winners and losers of the Iran war https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/06/14/winners-losers-iran-war-usa-trump-middle-east/ After 106 days of war, how Donald Trump and Iran finally agreed a deal https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026/06/15/how-trump-iran-agreed-war-nuclear-strait-hormuz-deal/ Thirteen thousand air strikes - for what? https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/06/15/us-launched-13000-air-strikes-on-iran-for-what/ WATCH THE FULL EPISODE ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/-3VEIOK3-SU Producer: Peter Shevlin 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@telegraph.co.uk ► GET T…","meta_description":"Donald Trump has declared the Iran war over, telling oil tankers to \"start their engines\" as Tehran reopens the Strait of Hormuz and the US lifts its nava…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1837,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/iran-the-latest-6656846/episodes/trump-s-peace-deal-is-the-us-paying-iran-to-reopen-hormuz/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/iran-the-latest-6656846/trump-s-peace-deal-is-the-us-paying-iran-to-reopen-hormuz.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}