{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8/6ab3f2f19b65e3b96d666f31?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Iran vows 'crushing blows' against US as China’s secret nuclear expansion revealed","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8/1790178087622-538cf592-c1a3-4f27-9832-4b3ad55f42e7.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Donald Trump has told reporters at the UN General Assembly he faces a critical decision: strike a deal with Tehran or &quot;annihilate the Islamic Republic,&quot; while Masoud Pezeshkian insists Iran’s nuclear program will proceed.</p><p><br></p><p>On today’s episode of Iran: The Latest Sophia Yan and Roland Oliphant examine the escalating military picture across the Red Sea and the high-stakes diplomacy in New York. As Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian takes the UN stage, Iranian forces warn they are prepared to deliver &quot;crushing blows&quot; against US threats. Meanwhile, AP reports reveal Iranian Revolutionary Guard advisers are directly guiding Houthi forces on the ground in Yemen.</p><p><br></p><p>Plus, as Chinese leader Xi Jinping is set to arrive in Washington today for a high-profile state visit, geospatial intelligence analyst Renny Babiarz breaks down a Telegraph investigation into Xi’s secret expansion of seven nuclear weapons sites across China and what Beijing&#39;s ‘breathtaking’ nuclear breakout means for global security.</p><p><br></p><p>Highlights</p><ul><li>Pezeshkian demands ‘no limitations’ to the expansion of Iran’s nuclear capabilities</li><li>Expert on geospatial intelligence warns of the ‘breathtaking scale’ of China’s secret nuclear expansion </li></ul><p><br></p><p>CONTRIBUTORS:</p><p>Roland Oliphant, co-host and chief foreign affairs analyst @RolandOliphant</p><p>Sophia Yan, co-host and senior foreign correspondent @sophia_yan</p><p>Renny Babiarz, geospatial intelligence analyst and vice president at AllSourceAnalysis @RennyBabiarz </p><p>WATCH US ON YOUTUBE: <u><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></u></p><p><br></p><p>CONTENT REFERENCED:</p><p>Revealed: Xi&#39;s nuclear weapons expansion at seven secret sites <u><a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/china-secret-nuclear-weapon-sites-xi/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/china-secret-nuclear-weapon-sites-xi/</a></u> </p><p>Trump is making a fool of himself over Iran <u><a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/09/22/trump-making-fool-of-himself-over-iran/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/09/22/trump-making-fool-of-himself-over-iran/</a></u> </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 </p><p>Video Producer: Max Bower</p><p>Researcher and Social Producer: Anna Hindmarsh</p><p>Studio Operator: Andy Watson</p><p>Executive Producer: Venetia Rainey </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&#39;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>","author_name":"The Telegraph"}