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The US and Israel are preparing for an imminent post-midterms strike campaign on Iran as new intelligence reveals Tehran has built a secret network of companies to rearm with the help of Russia and China. On today’s episode of Iran: the Latest, Venetia Rainey is joined by intelligence analyst and former US soldier Ryan McBeth to unpack whether another round of strikes can achieve anything more than "turning big rocks into little rocks". They discuss whether JD Vance’s backchannel letter to Iranian hardliners is a serious off-ramp or just more Trump bluster, why critical US precision munitions inventories like Patriot and Tomahawk face dangerous depletion, and what it will mean for a potential future war with China. Plus, Akhtar Makoii’s scoop that Iranian intelligence operations are targeting the US midterm vote, the firing of another top Pentagon general by Pete Hegseth. 00:00:00 - Will the US-Iran War Restart After the Midterms? 00:02:08 - How US Midterm Election Results Impact Trump’s Strike Decisions 00:04:36 - Joint US-Israel Air Campaign: Targets and Strategy Explained 00:07:37 - Can Bunker Busters or Commandos Destroy Pickaxe Mountain? 00:11:15 - Diverging Goals: Israeli Regime Change vs. US Dealmaking 00:13:27 - US Munition Stockpile Depletion & Taiwan Deterrence Reality 00:18:21 - Exposed: Iran’s Secret Global Procurement Network for Missiles 00:23:44 - China & Russia’s Dual-Use Tech and Intelligence Support for Iran 00:26:42 - JD Vance Backchannel Letter & Qatari Peace Proposals 00:32:36 - Iranian Cyber Operations, Election Interference & Info Warfare Highlights Trump warns Gulf of imminent Iran blitz China and Russia caught smuggling weapons to Iran CONTRIBUTORS: Venetia Rainey, co-host and executive producer @venetiarainey Ryan McBeth, intelligence analyst and former US soldier @RyanMcbeth CONTENT REFERENCED: Iran prepares to disrupt US midterms after meddling in Israel election https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/10/29/election-interference-tehran-cyber-baghaei/ Vance makes last-ditch attempt to stop fresh Iran bombing https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026/10/28/vance-makes-last-ditch-attempt-to-stop-fresh-iran-bombing/ Iran’s Hidden Web of Military Agencies Is Slipping Hardware Past the US Blockade https://www.reuters.com/world/iran/irans-hidden-web-military-agencies-is-slipping-hardware-past-us-blockade-2026-10-29/ Winner Podcast of the Year - London Press Club Awards 2026 Winner Best News and Analysis Podcast - Publisher Podcast Awards 2026 Bronze Best News, Politics and Current Affairs - British Podcast Awards 2026 Nominated Podcast of the Year - Society of Editors News Podcasts Awards 2026 The Telegraph, Winner Podcast Publisher of the Year 2026 - Publisher Podcast Awards 2026 Producers: Peter Shevlin and Max Bower Researcher and Social Producer: Anna Hindmarsh Studio Operator: Andy Watson Executive Producer: Venetia Rainey ► 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 ► EMAIL US: Contact the team on battlelines@telegraph.co.uk ► GET THE LATEST HEADLINES: Find all our latest Iran coverage here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/iran-war/ Iran, Iran war, Iran war news, Iran war today, US Iran, Trump Iran, Iran news, Iran latest, Iran news today, US Iran war, China Iran, Russia Iran, Iran strikes, Pickaxe Mountain, US blockade Iran, Ryan McBeth, JD Vance Iran, Hegseth, Pete Hegseth, Iran missile stocks, Telegraph, Iran the latest, Iran war live, US military, Middle East war, Gulf war, Hormuz #geopolitics #defence #security #internationalaffairs #military