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US-Iran standoff over Strait of Hormuz escalates
John Simpson analyses the confrontation between Iran and the United States in the Gulf, and looks at the humanitarian situation in Lebanon.
This week John Simpson, in discussion with the 麻豆社鈥檚 unparalleled range of experts across the world, analyses the confrontation between Iran and the United States in the Gulf, looks at the humanitarian situation in Lebanon, and examines the effect of the downfall of the Hungarian Prime Minister, Viktor Orb谩n, on the European Union.
Producer: Kate Cornell
Executive Producer: Benedick Watt
Commissioning Editors: Silvia Costeloe and Paul Royall
Last on
Sun 26 Apr 2026
04:32GMT
麻豆社 World Service Australasia
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- Thu 23 Apr 2026 23:32GMT麻豆社 World Service
- Sat 25 Apr 2026 10:32GMT麻豆社 World Service except Australasia
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- Sun 26 Apr 2026 04:32GMT麻豆社 World Service Australasia