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Battle Lines

The Telegraph

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Battle Lines is The Telegraph’s defence, security and foreign affairs podcast. It offers expert analysis and on-the-ground reporting from around the world, everywhere from China and the United States to the Middle East and Europe.Three times a week, veteran foreign correspondents Roland Oliphant and Venetia Rainey bring you on-the-ground dispatches from the world’s most volatile regions and informed analysis from world-class experts.Every Wednesday on Battle Lines x Global Health Security they’r...

Episodes (399)

The end of Operation Epic Fury & why Trump is pulling troops from Germany

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May 6, 202621:33pending

‘One step away from war’: Trump launches Project Freedom to open the Strait of H...

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May 5, 202628:28pending

Oil, revolution and ayatollahs: how Iran went from great power to rogue state

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May 4, 202649:46pending

US 'could deploy hypersonic missiles' & how Russia is using Iran to fight the We...

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May 1, 202642:31pending

Iranian terror in London & why the US needs China to rearm

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Apr 30, 202642:46pending

A trip to the Strait of Hormuz & Hezbollah adopts Ukraine-style drone warfare

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Apr 29, 202637:09failed

‘A bunch of losers with no power’: Why Iran’s hardliners won’t win

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Apr 28, 202643:23failed

The true cost of America’s hidden missile crisis & why US-Iran talks are deadloc...

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Apr 27, 202641:23failed

‘Trump is wrong - Iran’s regime is not split over this war’

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Apr 24, 202642:53failed

Sea mines and fast boats: how Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz

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Apr 23, 202646:27failed

Trump’s Iran ceasefire flounders as ‘utter chaos’ engulfs Strait of Hormuz

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Apr 22, 202650:03failed

‘Any US-Iran nuclear deal is an illusion without proper checks’

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Apr 21, 202633:08failed

US seizure of Iran vessel near Strait of Hormuz leaves ceasefire in peril

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Apr 20, 202636:15failed

Iran ‘surrendering’ enriched uranium & why Israel-Lebanon ceasefire won't hold

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Apr 17, 202637:25failed

Ceasefire agreed between Israel and Lebanon & how Trump’s ‘toxic’ Iran war broke...

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Apr 16, 202643:28failed

Trump vs Netanyahu: will Israel continue fighting if America pulls out?

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Apr 15, 202640:26failed

US and China on maritime 'collision course' as first ships try to pass Trump's b...

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Apr 14, 202641:57failed

Can Trump’s blockade break Iran’s grip on Strait of Hormuz?

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Apr 13, 202633:06failed

Is the Iran war over or is the US just reloading?

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Apr 10, 202631:51failed

Trump’s Iran ceasefire on brink of collapse & how Ukraine is helping the Gulf

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Apr 9, 202641:47failed

The holes in Trump's Iran ceasefire: Israel, Lebanon and the Strait of Hormuz

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Apr 8, 202641:23failed

Trump's Iran deal deadline: ‘A whole civilisation will die tonight’

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Apr 7, 202639:42failed

Inside the 'Easter Miracle': How the US rescued two airmen from Iran

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Apr 6, 202659:51failed

‘Iran thinks it’s still a great power’: Why the regime won’t surrender

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Apr 3, 202639:47failed

'We’ve trained for this': How US Marines could seize Iran’s uranium and open the...

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Apr 2, 202635:43failed

Iran's 'zombie regime' & UAE ‘to help force open’ Strait of Hormuz

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Apr 1, 202640:20failed

One month of Iran-US war: Assassinations, missiles and the Strait of Hormuz

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Mar 31, 202641:24failed

Iran vows to ‘rain fire’ on US troops, the Houthi ‘nightmare’ & on the ground in...

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Mar 30, 202636:50failed

‘A full spectrum crisis’: how the Iran war went global

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Mar 27, 202634:16failed

Iran navy chief killed & why the war 'was based on a lie'

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Mar 26, 202638:06failed

Delay tactic? Trump deploys paratroopers as he outlines Iran peace plan

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Mar 25, 202637:23failed

‘Iran thinks it’s winning’: can US peace talks in Pakistan really end the war?

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Mar 24, 202641:59failed

‘A forever mission': US colonel on Trump's Strait of Hormuz quagmire

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Mar 23, 202640:53failed

US sends Marines to Strait of Hormuz & why Iran can still fire missiles

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Mar 20, 202647:01failed

‘Drunk on assassinations’: What is Israel’s Iran war strategy?

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Mar 19, 202641:48failed

America’s biggest mistake in the Iran war so far

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Mar 18, 202645:38failed

‘Huge void’ in Iran regime after security chief 'assassinated'

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Mar 17, 202641:41failed

Exclusive: Why Iran's new leader survived & how to reopen the Strait of Hormuz

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Mar 16, 202637:38failed

Two weeks in: A US Marine on Iran’s plan to win

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Mar 13, 202651:55failed

‘Strategically appalling’: Britain’s greatest military expert on Trump’s Iran wa...

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Mar 12, 202639:02failed

'I hate Trump but I support his war': why some Iranians celebrate this conflict

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Mar 11, 202644:07failed

World War 3? How Russia and China could be dragged into the Iran conflict

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Mar 10, 202635:10failed

Why Iran's new supreme leader could intensify the war

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Mar 9, 202647:55failed

Shock and awe but no regime change: one week of Trump’s Iran war

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Mar 6, 202644:45failed

How the Iran war was years in the planning

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Mar 5, 202652:25pending

Is Europe being dragged into Trump’s Iran war?

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Mar 4, 202653:07pending

US obliterates Iranian navy, exclusive Trump chat & voices from inside Tehran

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Mar 3, 202653:13pending

Iran bombs entire Middle East after Ayatollah Khamenei assassinated by Israel an...

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Mar 2, 202647:33pending

Trump attacks Iran with 'major combat operations' to oust regime - what next?

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Feb 28, 202646:16pending

Cuba 'very close' to regime change: John Bolton on Trump, Venezuela and Iran

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Feb 27, 202635:00pending
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