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Today, Laura and Paddy speak to Sir Lawrence Freedman, historian, and Professor of War Studies at King's College London, to help us understand what鈥檚 happening in Iran, as well as the huge foreign news stories of recent times.

There鈥檚 possible regime change in Iran, where protests continue and authorities issued coordinated warnings to protesters. A doctor and medic at two hospitals told the 麻豆社 their facilities were overwhelmed with injuries.

Donald Trump has warned the regime not to kill protesters, and after capturing the Venezuelan president, he鈥檚 turned his sights to Greenland which he鈥檇 like to be in control of. Plus Russian strikes and blackouts in Ukraine continue. Can you draw a line between all of these things, and is there a helpful way of understanding them?

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