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The new supreme leader of Iran

26 mins • S1, E319

The new supreme leader of Iran
Ruth Michaelsonn
Mojtaba Khamenei’s appointment as supreme leader shows Iran has no plans to surrender

Mon 9 Mar 2026

Mojtaba Khamenei’s appointment as supreme leader shows Iran has no plans to surrender
Oliver Marsden
Latest Israeli strikes on Lebanon could mark the beginning of the end for Hezbollah

Sun 8 Mar 2026

Latest Israeli strikes on Lebanon could mark the beginning of the end for Hezbollah
Rachel Sylvester
Starmer’s ‘Love Actually moment’ with Trump treads a fine line

Sun 8 Mar 2026

Starmer’s ‘Love Actually moment’ with Trump treads a fine line
Ceri Thomas
Bringing Iran to ‘Goldilocks’ point underpins the rationale behind this war

Sun 8 Mar 2026

Bringing Iran to ‘Goldilocks’ point underpins the rationale behind this war
Robin Pagnamenta
Crisis in the Gulf spells dire straits for gas-reliant UK

Sun 8 Mar 2026

Crisis in the Gulf spells dire straits for gas-reliant UK
Isabel Coles
Iranian missiles harden Israeli support for war

Sun 8 Mar 2026

Iranian missiles harden Israeli support for war
Jack Straw
Iran’s resilience has been forged by adversity

Sun 8 Mar 2026

Iran’s resilience has been forged by adversity
Giles Whittell
Dubai: lux lifestyle to defiant warzone in seven days

Sun 8 Mar 2026

Dubai: lux lifestyle to defiant warzone in seven days
Hugh Tomlinson
US weighs ‘boots on ground’ option as offensive drags on

Sun 8 Mar 2026

US weighs ‘boots on ground’ option as offensive drags on
Ruth Michaelsonn
Iranian regime uses web blackouts and threats to stay in control

Sun 8 Mar 2026

Iranian regime uses web blackouts and threats to stay in control
Keir Starmer’s answer to Donald Trump shows principle, not pandering

Sat 7 Mar 2026

Keir Starmer’s answer to Donald Trump shows principle, not pandering
Trump’s reasons for attacking Iran

9 mins • S1, E1313

Trump’s reasons for attacking Iran
How is Shabana Mahmood shaking up the immigration and asylum system?

30 mins • S1, E318

How is Shabana Mahmood shaking up the immigration and asylum system?
Robin Pagnamenta
The boom in remote-controlled death

Thu 5 Mar 2026

The boom in remote-controlled death
Fred Harter
Staring down the barrel: Iran strikes back at America by driving up the price of oil

Thu 5 Mar 2026

Staring down the barrel: Iran strikes back at America by driving up the price of oil
Isabel Coles
Zelensky offers to help Gulf states shoot down Iranian drones

Thu 5 Mar 2026

Zelensky offers to help Gulf states shoot down Iranian drones
Xavier Greenwood
Kurds may be wary of joining US in Iran

Thu 5 Mar 2026

Kurds may be wary of joining US in Iran
Fred Harter
The US sinking a warship off Sri Lanka doesn’t solve a crisis in Hormuz

Thu 5 Mar 2026

The US sinking a warship off Sri Lanka doesn’t solve a crisis in Hormuz
Robin Pagnamenta
Dire strait: how the Iran war could tank the UK economy

Wed 4 Mar 2026

Dire strait: how the Iran war could tank the UK economy
Bernard Gray
Britain hasn’t the strength to stop a drone, let alone join Trump’s war in Iran

Wed 4 Mar 2026

Britain hasn’t the strength to stop a drone, let alone join Trump’s war in Iran
Giles Whittell
Eight reasons Trump attacked Iran

Tue 3 Mar 2026

Eight reasons Trump attacked Iran
Ruth Michaelsonn
After Khamenei: the succession

Tue 3 Mar 2026

After Khamenei: the succession
The bombing of Iran spills over into the Middle East

8 mins • S1, E1310

The bombing of Iran spills over into the Middle East
The aftermath of the bombing on Iran

26 mins • S1, E317

The aftermath of the bombing on Iran
Oliver Marsden
Israel–Hezbollah strikes hit Beirut as Middle East war spreads

Mon 2 Mar 2026

Israel–Hezbollah strikes hit Beirut as Middle East war spreads
Sanam Mahloudji
You can’t bomb Iran into democracy

Mon 2 Mar 2026

You can’t bomb Iran into democracy
Ruth Michaelsonn
Donald Trump wants to see regime change in Iran. This may be wishful thinking

Mon 2 Mar 2026

Donald Trump wants to see regime change in Iran. This may be wishful thinking
Ruth Michaelsonn
The attack on Ali Khamenei analysed

Mon 2 Mar 2026

The attack on Ali Khamenei analysed
The Observer view
After the Ayatollah

Sun 1 Mar 2026

After the Ayatollah
Hugh Tomlinson
Trump pledged to end forever wars. Now he has embarked on a conflict fraught with risk

Sat 28 Feb 2026

Trump pledged to end forever wars. Now he has embarked on a conflict fraught with risk
Rachel Sylvester
Keir Starmer joins Europe in split with US over Iran airstrikes

Sat 28 Feb 2026

Keir Starmer joins Europe in split with US over Iran airstrikes
Avraham Burg
I won’t remain silent on this cynical war

Sat 28 Feb 2026

I won’t remain silent on this cynical war
Sara Weissel
Israelis head from synagogues to bomb shelters

Sat 28 Feb 2026

Israelis head from synagogues to bomb shelters
Bernard Gray
Range and accuracy make Tomahawks the first strike choice in Iran

Sat 28 Feb 2026

Range and accuracy make Tomahawks the first strike choice in Iran
Ruth Michaelsonn
Trump vows ‘hour of freedom is at hand’ but opponents of Iranian regime fear only chaos will follow

Sat 28 Feb 2026

Trump vows ‘hour of freedom is at hand’ but opponents of Iranian regime fear only chaos will follow
Ruth Michaelsonn
Ayatollah dead after US and Israeli attacks on Iran

Sat 28 Feb 2026

Ayatollah dead after US and Israeli attacks on Iran
Jasper Corbett
Trump’s position on the Chagos Islands deal gives Starmer a real headache

Mon 23 Feb 2026

Trump’s position on the Chagos Islands deal gives Starmer a real headache
Ruth Michaelsonn
Key reformists arrested as Iran regime acts ‘to break anyone who speaks up’

Sun 15 Feb 2026

Key reformists arrested as Iran regime acts ‘to break anyone who speaks up’
Chloe Hadjimatheou
‘Betraying his country’: 19-year-old Iranian footballer on death row for protesting

Tue 10 Feb 2026

‘Betraying his country’: 19-year-old Iranian footballer on death row for protesting
Ruth Michaelsonn
In the glare of TV cameras, Iranians are interrogated and condemned to death

Sun 8 Feb 2026

In the glare of TV cameras, Iranians are interrogated and condemned to death
Keir Starmer and the Peter Mandelson scandal

31 mins • S1, E310

Keir Starmer and the Peter Mandelson scandal
Ruth Michaelsonn
Tehran charges protesters’ families a ‘bullet fee’ to return their dead bodies

Sun 1 Feb 2026

Tehran charges protesters’ families a ‘bullet fee’ to return their dead bodies
The Iranian regime survives

9 mins • S1, E1286

The Iranian regime survives
Ruth Michaelsonn
‘They want to kill us all’

Sat 24 Jan 2026

‘They want to kill us all’
The Observer view
Iran’s theocracy could have chosen humanity, but it chose murder

Sun 18 Jan 2026

Iran’s theocracy could have chosen humanity, but it chose murder
Kenan Malik
The left and right are spinning Iran’s story for their own ends

Sun 18 Jan 2026

The left and right are spinning Iran’s story for their own ends
Ruth Michaelsonn
‘After the blackout, they really started killing’: horrors of Iran crackdown begin to emerge

Sun 18 Jan 2026

‘After the blackout, they really started killing’: horrors of Iran crackdown begin to emerge
Isabel Coles
Trump promised to help Iran’s protesters. Here’s what he can actually do

Thu 15 Jan 2026

Trump promised to help Iran’s protesters. Here’s what he can actually do
Ruth Michaelsonn
Understanding the protests in Iran

Wed 14 Jan 2026

Understanding the protests in Iran

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