Iran: The Latest

Donald Trump has signed a peace deal with Iran, but his critics are saying it’s a humiliation.

Roland Oliphant and David Blair go through the US-Iran deal line by line and give each side a score, from $300bn in payments to Iran to the reopening Strait of Hormuz to a ban on nuclear weapons. Among those critical of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is former vice president Mike Pence, who has called Trump an appeaser and accused him of handing a “lifeline” to the Iranian regime - is he right?

Highlights

4-2 to Tehran - the US-Iran peace deal gutted
How the MoU proves the US lost the war

CONTRIBUTORS:
Roland Oliphant, co-host and chief foreign affairs analyst @RolandOliphant
David Blair, chief foreign affairs commentator @davidblairdt

CONTENT REFERENCED:
How Trump’s ‘Operation Epic Disaster’ turned the world against America
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026/06/18/iran-war-trump-us-credibility/

David Blair: Trump’s extraordinary deal is a survival plan for Iran
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/06/17/iran-deal-survival-plan-for-islamic-republic/

Producer: Peter Shevlin
Executive Producers: Venetia Rainey & Louisa Wells

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As details of the US-Iran 14-point peace deal leaks, Trump and other world leaders at the G7 summit today are singing its praises - but is it any good?

Venetia Rainey breaks down the proposed timeline in the Memorandum of Understanding that will see the war officially end, the Strait of Hormuz open up, sanctions on Iran lifted and something unspecified happen to Tehran’s enriched uranium.

One country is particularly unhappy: Israel. So how will Benjamin Netanyahu respond? Global health security editor Paul Nuki joins from Tel Aviv to deliver a blunt realpolitik assessment on why Trump is trying to make Israel the lightning rod for the fallout from his unpopular war.

CONTRIBUTORS:
Venetia Rainey, co-Host and Executive Producer @venetiarainey
Paul Nuki, Global Health Security Editor @PaulNuki

CONTENT REFERENCED:
The 14-point Iran deal in full – and how it favours Tehran
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/06/17/the-14-point-iran-deal-in-full-how-it-favours-tehran/

War of broken promises leaves Israel weakened and despondent
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/06/16/broken-promises-israel-weakened-iran-trump/

IDF soldier ‘just wanted to kill’ my son
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/06/14/idf-soldier-just-wanted-to-kill-my-son/

Producer: Peter Shevlin
Executive Producers: Venetia Rainey & Louisa Wells

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HIGHLIGHTS
Why Trump is throwing Israel under the bus over Iran war
‘Iran had its foot on the world’s throat. This deal is a way out’

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It’s become the crux of the US-Iran peace deal: is the Strait of Hormuz open or closed, free or with tolls?

Roland Oliphant speaks to Richard Meade, editor in chief of Lloyd’s List, explains the lingering uncertainties left from Donald Trump’s Middle East war keeping shipping executives up at night and placing ordinary sailors in danger.

Plus: as JD Vance insists the deal is “good for the American people”, Roland looks at the latest news, including the UK and France saying they are ready to help protect freedom of navigation in Hormuz and the politicisation of shipping from Iran to Russia.

Highlights

Why Trump's peace deal hinges on the Strait of Hormuz
Mini exodus' of ships as Vance insists peace deal is ‘good for US’

Producer: Peter Shevlin
Executive Producers: Venetia Rainey & Louisa Wells

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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/

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After more than 100 days of the US-Iran war launched by Donald Trump, who is winning and who is losing?

An American and an Iranian debate the big successes, what could have gone better, and what the long-term implications will be. Venetia Rainey and Roland Oliphant are joined by Ben Hodges, former US general and commander of the US Army in Europe, and Holly Dagres, Washington Institute analyst and author of The Iranist substack.

They discuss the most significant moments from the war, from Ali Khamenei's death to an attack on a US base in Kuwait, why China is benefitting, and what surprised them most.

Highlights

100 days of war: the winners and losers so far
An American general and an Iranian analyst debate

CONTRIBUTORS:
Venetia Rainey, co-host @venetiarainey
Roland Oliphant, co-host and chief foreign affairs analyst @RolandOliphant
Ben Hodges, former commanding general US Army Europe @general_ben
Holly Dagres, Washington Institute analyst and The Iranist author @hdagres

WATCH THE FULL EPISODE ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/-3VEIOK3-SU

Producer: Peter Shevlin
Executive Producers: Venetia Rainey & Louisa Wells

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