Trump hits Iran with dozens of Tomahawks as war looms over World Cup

About this episode

The episode discusses the escalation of US military action against Iran and its implications for the upcoming World Cup.

Is this the start of a new phase in the US-Iran war? Following another night of US strikes on Iran and Tehran responding by hitting its Gulf neighbours, Donald Trump has today vowed to ramp things up even further tonight. Roland Oliphant discusses the latest news with chief foreign affairs commentator David Blair, and asks whether Trump can bomb his way out of the deadlock.   Plus, for the first time ever, the World Cup 2026 will see a nation host a team it's currently at war with. As the competition kicks off, sports news reporter Tom Morgan joins Roland Oliphant from Mexico to discuss the strength of each side's teams, the politics behind the visa and ticketing rows, and how Iran and USA could even face one another on the pitch.  Highlights Trump hits Iran with dozens of Tomahawks and vows to keep going The World Cup Iran war row: Everything you need to know CONTRIBUTORS: Roland Oliphant, co-host and chief foreign affairs analyst @RolandOliphant David Blair, chief foreign affairs commentator @davidblairdt Tom Morgan, sports news correspondent @Tom_Morgs CONTENT REFERENCED: Iran arrive at World Cup with swipe at US over attack on school…

People in this episode

Host: Roland Oliphant

Guests: David Blair, Tom Morgan

Topics covered

• US-Iran relations
• World Cup 2026
• military conflict
• sports politics
• international relations

Keywords

• Trump
• Tomahawks
• Iran
• World Cup
• US strikes
• Gulf neighbours
• sports news
• politics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Telegraph

Places: Iran, USA, Mexico

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