Iran’s terror network exposed & how pinpoint IRGC strikes smashed up the Gulf
Shownotes
A new report exposes how pinpoint strikes by Iran and its proxies hit at least 84 Gulf infrastructure targets a total of 135 times, systematically disabling key infrastructure throughout the war.
On today’s episode of Iran: the Latest, Sophia Yan speaks to national security editor Rozina Sabur and Iranian terrorism specialist Roger Macmillan about the widening scope of Tehran's hybrid warfare, from the Middle East to Europe.
They unpack how the IRGC is weaponising criminal networks to orchestrate hit squads and sabotage operations on Western soil - including a growing number of foiled terror plots targeting military and Jewish sites in the UK. MI5’s boss this week issued a rare warning - but is anyone paying attention?
Plus, Houthi ballistic missiles kill five at the presidential palace in the port city of Aden, and how US President Donald Trump is balancing escalating nuclear strike options ahead of the US midterm elections - and why it could make Iran more dangerous.
Highlights
- How pinpoint Iranian strikes smashed up the Gulf’s key sites
- IRGC’s terror network across Europe exposed
CONTRIBUTORS:
Sophia Yan, co-host and senior foreign correspondent @sophia_yan
Rozina Sabur, national security editor @RozinaSabur
Roger Macmillan, former Director of Security at Iran International TV @Rogermacmillan
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CONTENT REFERENCED:
Iran-backed Houthis on brink of taking Taiz in massive blow to Saudi Arabia
https://youtu.be/cSyCHTlh9Vo?si=nWqBqSjpqgOa2Ixp
Iran’s precision strikes picked apart Gulf infrastructure, blunting US war plans
https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/iran-crisis-infrastructure-attacks/
Iran’s terrifying global campaign of revenge – and how it targets enemies
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/09/27/irans-terrifying-revenge-countries-that-oppose-it/
Teenage assassin sent to Britain by Iranian proxy jailed for 20 years
Migrant who ‘planned UK terror attack’ claimed asylum in Germany
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/10/03/israel-anti-semitism-iran-ahmadyan-salehi/
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