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US heavy bombers have quit the RAF Fairford base amid new details about a suspected Iran terror plot. Is the UK still safe for US assets? On today’s episode of Iran: the Latest news live, Sophia Yan, Roland Oliphant, and Venetia Rainey discuss the hurried withdrawal of American B1, B2s and B52s and why it doesn’t mean a return to all-out war is off the cards for Donald Trump. Meanwhile in Yemen, Saudi Arabia has deployed 100 fighter jets and government forces appear to have retaken control of the Red Sea chokepoint of Bab al-Mandeb. They discuss Operation Dawn of Yemen, a major push to retake territory from the Houthis following their ballistic missile attacks on Saudi Aramco oil facilities. Will Pakistan and Turkey come to Riyadh’s rescue? Plus, why Middle East oil exports are up despite multiple tanker strikes in the Strait of Hormuz, and how the Omani co-pilot who tried to crash a flydubai plane was radicalised. #Yemen #Houthis #SaudiArabia #StraitOfHormuz #RedSea #USMilitary #RAFFairford #Flydubai #MiddleEastNews #IranTheLatest CHAPTERS 00:00 - Introduction and Episode Overview 00:46 - Yemen Government Offensive ("Operation Dawn of Yemen") & Bab al-Mandab Control 02:50 - Houthi Attacks on Saudi Arabia & Strategic Advance on Taiz 04:51 - Maritime Security Incidents in the Red Sea 05:42 - Attacks on Saudi Arabia's East-West Pipeline 06:23 - The Mecca Pact: Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey's Strategic Dilemma 11:16 - Escalating Tanker Attacks in the Strait of Hormuz 12:48 - Oil Flow Recovery, Shipping Logistics & High Insurance Costs 17:38 - US Bomber Withdrawal from RAF Fairford Following Security Threat 25:07 - Flydubai Hijacking Attempt & Investigation into the Co-Pilot 29:34 - Podcast Award Announcement & Outro CONTRIBUTORS: Venetia Rainey, co-host and executive producer @venetiarainey Roland Oliphant, co-host and chief foreign affairs analyst @RolandOliphant Sophia Yan, co-host and senior foreign correspondent @sophia_yan WATCH US ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJnf_DDTfIVAif-vifC6F2aoPB8GIw6dk CONTENT REFERENCED: Saudi deploys 100 fighter jets to retake Red Sea https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/10/05/saudi-deploys-100-fighter-jets-to-retake-red-sea/ David Blair: America has just handed Britain a humiliating vote of no-confidence https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/10/05/america-withdrawal-b1-bombers-vote-no-confidence-britain/ US pulls bombers out of RAF Fairford after reports of fresh terror plot https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/10/04/us-pulls-bomber-jets-from-raf-fairford-after-terror-plot/ Flydubai hijacker’s hateful rants while studying at British university https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/10/03/flydubai-hijackers-hateful-rants-while-at-uk-university/ Australia investigates Flydubai hijacker’s radicalisation https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/10/04/australia-flydubai-co-pilot-radicalised-melbourne/ 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/