{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8/6aa18699b520126fa0dbe003?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Trump blitzes Iranian oil tankers & how Russia supercharges Iran’s weapons","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8/1788970670278-e8d624c9-3ea9-4b52-aead-267479b3c60d.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>The US has destroyed five Iranian oil tankers near Kharg Island after the IRGC fired ballistic missiles at a Navy warship twice this week. Is this Iran’s new military doctrine in full swing?</p><p><br></p><p>On today’s episode of <em>Iran: the Latest</em>, Roland Oliphant talks to Nikolay Kozhanov, former attaché at the Russian embassy in Tehran and now at the Gulf Studies Center of Qatar University, about the escalating US-Iran missile attacks and how Moscow is helping Tehran. From advanced missile technology to specialised hardware for electronic jamming, Nikolay explains how Vladimir Putin is fuelling the war to help drain the US military and distract from Ukraine.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Plus, Iran claims to capture an advanced US Navy undersea drone in the Strait of Hormuz,&nbsp; Brent crude oil prices breach $100 a barrel, and Donald Trump shrugs off Israel’s fury after the UK imposes unprecedented sanctions on West Bank settlements.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Highlights</p><ul><li>US blitzes Iranian oil tankers off Kharg Island</li><li>How Russia supercharges Iran’s weapons</li></ul><p><br></p><p>CONTRIBUTORS:</p><p>Roland Oliphant, co-host and chief foreign affairs analyst @RolandOliphant</p><p>Nikolay Kozhanov, Gulf Studies Center of Qatar University @KozhanovNikolay</p><p><br></p><p>WATCH US ON YOUTUBE: <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJnf_DDTfIVAif-vifC6F2aoPB8GIw6dk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJnf_DDTfIVAif-vifC6F2aoPB8GIw6dk</a></p><p><br></p><p>CONTENT REFERENCED:</p><p>Iran fires new electro-optical missiles</p><p>https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026/09/09/us-forces-destroy-five-iranian-oil-carriers/</p><p><br></p><p>UK gas prices hit four-year high as US-Iran conflict escalates</p><p>https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/09/09/uk-gas-prices-hit-four-year-high-as-oil-tops-100/</p><p><br></p><p><em>Winner Best News and Analysis Podcast - Publisher Podcast Awards 2026</em></p><p><em>Nominated Podcast of the Year - Society of Editors News Podcasts Awards 2026</em></p><p><em>Nominated Best News, Politics and Current Affairs - British Podcast Awards 2026</em></p><p><em>The Telegraph, Winner Podcast Publisher of the Year 2026 - Publisher Podcast Awards 2026</em></p><p><br></p><p>Audio Producer: Peter Shevlin&nbsp;</p><p>Video Producer: Max Bower</p><p>Researcher and Social Producer: Lucy Hadlow</p><p>Studio Operator: Andy Watson</p><p>Executive Producer: Venetia Rainey&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>► 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</p><p>► EMAIL US: Contact the team on battlelines@telegraph.co.uk</p><p>► GET THE LATEST HEADLINES: Find all our latest Iran coverage here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/iran-war/</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Telegraph"}