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The new supreme leader of Iran

26 mins • S1, E319

The new supreme leader of Iran
Ruth Michaelson
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
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
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
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
Ruth Michaelson
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
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
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 Michaelson
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

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