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UAE cuts Iran’s economic lifeline after ‘ballistic missile strikes’

UAE cuts Iran’s economic lifeline after ‘ballistic missile strikes’

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The Telegraph’s defence, security and foreign affairs podcast covering the conflict in Iran

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The UAE has dealt Iran a major blow by cutting off trade ties
after accusing Tehran of firing two ballistic missiles towards
the Gulf state. The missiles eventually landed outside
territorial waters, but Abu Dhabi’s swift response could close
down Iran’s key economic escape route.

On today’s episode of Iran: The Latest, Sophia Yan unpacks the
latest news from the Middle East war with Mahsa Alimardani,
associate director of Technology Threats & Opportunities
program at digital human rights group WITNESS. They discuss
Iran’s state-backed cyber attacks against the West, how the
Internet blackout has affected Iran’s economy and the
unsophisticated AI around Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei.

Plus, a new Iranian draft law that would criminalise speaking to
foreign media, and news reports that Iran is assessing potential
strikes against US military assets in Europe.

Highlights

UAE cuts Iran’s economic lifeline after ‘ballistic missile
strikes’

How the Internet blackout has affected Iran’s economy

CHAPTERS

00:00:00 - UAE Imposes Trade Embargo Following Iranian Missile
Attack

00:01:11 - Trump Denies Iran Talks as Hormuz Blockade Escalates

00:03:06 - Ground Reality: 90 Million Iranians Face Internal
Warfare

00:06:04 - Khamenei Disappears: AI Deepfakes Fuel Regime Crisis

00:08:58 - US-Israel-Iran Conflict Drives Unprecedented AI
Information War

00:11:50 - Regime Weapons-Grade Propaganda Targets US Political
Divide

00:14:15 - White SIM Cards: How Elite Insiders Profit Off
Internet Blackouts

00:22:27 - US DOJ Charges 17 Iranian Hackers Over Mass Cyber
Theft

00:24:57 - Tehran Criminalizes Media Contact Under Zionist Law

00:33:50 - Regime Insider Warning: Iran Prepares Strikes on US
Bases in Europe

CONTRIBUTORS:

Sophia Yan, co-host and senior foreign correspondent @sophia_yan

Mahsa Alimardani, associate director of Technology Threats &
Opportunities program at WITNESS @mahsaalimardani

WATCH US ON YOUTUBE:
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CONTENT REFERENCED:

US-Iran talks have stopped, says Trump

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026/08/18/us-iran-talks-have-stopped-says-trump/

Winner Best News and Analysis Podcast - Publisher Podcast Awards
2026

Nominated Podcast of the Year - Society of Editors News Podcasts
Awards 2026

Nominated Best News, Politics and Current Affairs - British
Podcast Awards 2026

The Telegraph, Winner Podcast Publisher of the Year 2026 -
Publisher Podcast Awards 2026

Audio Producer: David Dargahi

Video Producer: Max Bower

Researcher and Social Producer: Anna Hindmarsh

Studio Operator: Andy Watson

Executive Producer: Venetia Rainey

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