Iran's supreme leader killed - is the Middle East in all-out war?
The Story1 Mar

Iran's supreme leader killed - is the Middle East in all-out war?

Early on Saturday morning, the US and Israel launched a wave of attacks on Iran, killing the supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei. Iran has retaliated, with strikes reported in the UAE, Qatar and across the region. But will Trump get his regime change or could Iran become just another failed state? And is the middle east on the brink of all-out war?


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Guests:

  • Gabrielle Weiniger, Israel, the West Bank and Gaza correspondent, The Times.
  • Sir Peter Westmacott, formerly Britain’s Ambassador to the United States of America, and Britain's political secretary, Tehran.

Host: Manveen Rana.

Producers: Olivia Case and Sophie McNulty.


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