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Today, the Iran war has pushed oil prices above $100 a barrel for the first time since Russia鈥檚 invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

James and Alex are joined by Dharshini David, deputy economics editor, and Katya Adler, Europe editor and Brexitcast veteran, to discuss what the war means for the global economy and how the surging oil price might lead to higher inflation.

Katya鈥檚 new series 鈥楨urope on the Edge鈥� is available to watch on 麻豆社 iPlayer now.

Meanwhile, in Iran Mojtaba Khamenei, son of the previous supreme leader Ali Khamenei, has been named as his successor.

Siavash Ardalan, senior reporter for 麻豆社 World and 麻豆社 Persian, joins James and Alex for a profile of the man now in charge of the Islamic Republic.

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Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the 麻豆社. The presenters were Alex Forsyth and James Cook. It was made by Anna Harris with Shiler Mahmoudi, Jem Westgate and Harry Craig. The social producer was Grace Braddock. The technical producer was Jack Graysmark. The assistant editor was Jack Maclaren. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

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