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What Is Trump Trying To Achieve In Iran?

Donald Trump has demanded the "unconditional surrender" of Iran and says he wants to choose its next leader. But does he have any idea of how to achieve that?Guto Harri unpacks the news and politics of the day with Alys Denby and Michael Binyon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri ...  Show more

Starmer Playing Catch-Up Over Iran

Was the UK slow off the mark to respond to US-Israel attacks on Iran, are we now struggling to adjust to the speed of events? We also discuss the increasingly aggressive language being used by the US to describe the conflict.Hugo Rifkind unpacks the politics of the day with Matth ...  Show more

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