US obliterates Iranian navy, exclusive Trump chat & voices from inside Tehran

Battle Lines is now Iran: The Latest! Roland and Venetia are
going to be covering the new conflict every day for the weeks to
come, bringing you the best of The Telegraph’s reporting from
around the world and exclusive interviews with world-class
experts in military strategy, diplomacy, and the Middle East.


On today’s episode, Venetia and Roland look at America’s
devastating attacks on Iran’s official Navy and the possibility
of Saudi Arabia joining the war. 


The Telegraph’s foreign reporter Akhtar Makoii shares his
insights from speaking to people inside Iran about how ordinary
people are now facing threats from both American bombs and the
regime, who are out in force on the streets. 


Maya Gebeily, Reuters’ bureau chief in Beirut, discusses the
state of Hezbollah and the mood on the ground in Lebanon after
Israel announced it is invading. 


Plus, The Telegraph's US Correspondent Connor Stringer talks
about his exclusive phone call with Donald Trump in the midst of
the Iran war and why the president thinks Keir Starmer is
“disappointing”.  


Read Connor Stringer's exclusive chat with
Trump: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026/03/02/exclusive-trump-very-disappointed-in-starmer-over-iran/


Read Akhtar Makoii’s interviews with people inside
Iran: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/03/02/iran-war-tehran-live-in-fear-us-bombs-whats-left-regime/


Read Akhtar Makoii’s rundown of Khamenei’s possible
successors: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/03/03/the-four-men-who-could-save-or-destroy-iran/


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