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Estimated Reach: 250,001+
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Categories: news · commentary
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Frequency: Irregular
250+ episodes since 2023
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us-iran relations
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strait of hormuz
4
middle east conflict
4
military strategy
3
iran
3
hezbollah
3
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The Telegraph8
Hezbollah2
IRGC2
Foundation for Defense of Democracies1
Dark Eagle hypersonic missiles1
Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia1
Sibylline1
fibre-optic first-person view (FPV) drone1
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250,001+
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25,001 - 50,000 - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
75,001 - 150,000 - Active Followers
Loyal subscribers who consistently listen
15,001 - 40,000
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From 14 epsHosts
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Roland Oliphant
9 eps
VR
Venetia Rainey
8 eps
DB
David Blair
1 ep
SY
Sophia Yan
1 ep
Recent guests
SY
Sophia Yan
2 eps
DS
David Satterfield
1 ep
MC
Mark Cancian
1 ep
CP
Chris Park
1 ep
SV
Sanam Vakil
1 ep
ES
Emma Salisbury
1 ep
DB
David Blair
1 ep
AM
Akhtar Makoii
1 ep
RG
Rafael Grossi
1 ep
MB
Memphis Barker
1 ep
SP
Steve Prest
1 ep
VR
Venetia Rainey
1 ep
JC
James Crisp
1 ep
SS
Sima Shine
1 ep
TS
Tom Sharpe
1 ep
AM
Allegra Mendelson
1 ep
AB
Adrian Blomfield
1 ep
HB
Henry Bodkin
1 ep
AA
Arash Azizi
1 ep
RS
Rozina Sabur
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Recent episodes
US 'could deploy hypersonic missiles' & how Russia is using Iran to fight the West
May 1, 2026
42m 31s
Iranian terror in London & why the US needs China to rearm
Apr 30, 2026
42m 46s
A trip to the Strait of Hormuz & Hezbollah adopts Ukraine-style drone warfare
Apr 29, 2026
37m 09s
‘A bunch of losers with no power’: Why Iran’s hardliners won’t win
Apr 28, 2026
43m 23s
The true cost of America’s hidden missile crisis & why US-Iran talks are deadlocked
Apr 27, 2026
41m 23s
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Episodes
14
daily release
Avg length
41m 22s
33m 08s – 50m 03s
Range
Oct 2023 – Apr 2026
Topics
61
us-iran relations, middle east conflict +59
Guests
22
Sophia Yan +21 · last 14 eps
14 of 14
| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/1/26 |  US 'could deploy hypersonic missiles' & how Russia is using Iran to fight the West✨ | US military strategyIran war+5 | Behnam Ben Taleblu | Dark Eagle hypersonic missilesFoundation for Defense of Democracies | IranMiddle East+2 | hypersonic missilesIran war+8 | — | 42m 31s | |
| 4/30/26 |  Iranian terror in London & why the US needs China to rearm✨ | Iran-linked terrorismUS-China relations+4 | Rozina SaburSamuel Olsen+1 | Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-IslamiaSibylline+1 | LondonChina+2 | Iranterrorism+8 | — | 42m 46s | |
| 4/29/26 |  A trip to the Strait of Hormuz & Hezbollah adopts Ukraine-style drone warfare✨ | asymmetric warfareIran+4 | Adrian BlomfieldHenry Bodkin | fibre-optic first-person view (FPV) droneHezbollah | Strait of HormuzLebanon+4 | IranHezbollah+6 | — | 37m 09s | |
| 4/28/26 |  ‘A bunch of losers with no power’: Why Iran’s hardliners won’t win✨ | Iran's hardlinersUS-Israeli war+5 | Arash Azizi | IranUS-Israeli+4 | Strait of Hormuz | Iranhardliners+7 | — | 43m 23s | |
| 4/27/26 |  The true cost of America’s hidden missile crisis & why US-Iran talks are deadlocked✨ | US-Iran relationsmilitary strategy+4 | David SatterfieldMark Cancian+1 | Center for Strategic and International StudiesBaker Institute for Public Policy | IranUnited States+4 | missile crisisUS-Iran talks+5 | — | 41m 23s | |
| 4/24/26 |  ‘Trump is wrong - Iran’s regime is not split over this war’✨ | US-Iran ceasefireIranian regime+4 | Sanam Vakil | Chatham HouseThe Telegraph | — | Iranceasefire+5 | — | 42m 53s | |
| 4/23/26 |  Sea mines and fast boats: how Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz✨ | IranStrait of Hormuz+4 | Sophia YanEmma Salisbury | Royal Navy Strategic Studies Centre | IranUnited States+1 | sea minesfast boats+6 | — | 46m 27s | |
| 4/22/26 |  Trump’s Iran ceasefire flounders as ‘utter chaos’ engulfs Strait of Hormuz✨ | US-Iran relationsceasefire negotiations+4 | David BlairAkhtar Makoii | IRGCLloyd's List | Strait of Hormuz | Iran ceasefireTrump+5 | — | 50m 03s | |
| 4/21/26 |  ‘Any US-Iran nuclear deal is an illusion without proper checks’✨ | US-Iran relationsnuclear negotiations+3 | Rafael GrossiMemphis Barker | International Atomic Energy AgencyThe Telegraph | PakistanStrait of Hormuz | nuclear dealIran+7 | — | 33m 08s | |
| 4/20/26 |  US seizure of Iran vessel near Strait of Hormuz leaves ceasefire in peril✨ | US-Iran relationsStrait of Hormuz+4 | Steve PrestVenetia Rainey | The Telegraph | Strait of HormuzPakistan+1 | Iran vesselStrait of Hormuz+7 | — | 36m 15s | |
| 4/17/26 |  Iran ‘surrendering’ enriched uranium & why Israel-Lebanon ceasefire won't hold✨ | Iran nuclear dealUS-Iran relations+3 | — | The TelegraphAP | IranLebanon+2 | Iranenriched uranium+5 | — | 37m 25s | |
| 4/16/26 |  Ceasefire agreed between Israel and Lebanon & how Trump’s ‘toxic’ Iran war broke the European Right✨ | Middle East conflictTrump's foreign policy+5 | James Crisp | The TelegraphHezbollah | IranIsrael+2 | ceasefireTrump+7 | — | 43m 28s | |
| 4/15/26 |  Trump vs Netanyahu: will Israel continue fighting if America pulls out?✨ | IsraelIran+4 | Sima Shine | MossadInstitute for National Security Studies+1 | IranIsrael+1 | TrumpNetanyahu+7 | — | 40m 26s | |
| 4/14/26 |  US and China on maritime 'collision course' as first ships try to pass Trump's blockade✨ | US-China relationsmaritime security+3 | Tom SharpeAllegra Mendelson | The Telegraph | IranChina+1 | naval blockadeIran+5 | — | 41m 57s |
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