Iran's new hardline supreme leader and oil price surge
The late Ayatollah’s hardline son, Mojtaba Khamenei, is Iran’s new supreme leader. It’s a choice which could lead to an escalation with Washington. The Iran war drives oil prices above $100 a barrel. ...
9 Mar 12min
Iran’s supreme leader, oil and lunar hummus
Iran’s clerics moves closer towards choosing Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s successor as U.S. President Donald Trump threatens to wipe out Iran’s military and rulers. Kuwait cuts oil output over Iranian thr...
8 Mar 12min
Trump vows to hit harder as Tehran says sorry to neighbors
U.S. President says Iran will be hit hard on Saturday, as he weighs new targets. One week into the Iran war, the risks for the U.S. and the administration multiply. Tehran apologizes to its Gulf neigh...
7 Mar 12min
UPDATE - Trump demands ‘unconditional surrender’, jobs report and Beirut
*This podcast has been updated to include details on February’s jobs report, and on Trump’s recent demand that Iran unconditionally surrender. President Donald Trump fires Homeland Security Secret...
6 Mar 12min
War powers vote, Iran ship, NATO and Anthropic
The U.S. Senate votes down a resolution to limit President Donald Trump’s authority over the Iran war. Iran says the U.S. will "bitterly regret" torpedoing an Iranian navy ship in the Indo‑Pacific, ki...
5 Mar 12min
UPDATE – The Iran war: NATO, warship torpedoed and Khamenei’s son
*This podcast has been updated for the latest news on the US-Israeli war with details of the U.S. sinking an Iranian warship off Sri Lanka’s coast, and NATO downing an Iranian missile headed into Turk...
4 Mar 12min
Iran: Strait of Hormuz, US allies and prediction markets
Iran closes the Strait of Hormuz and hits energy infrastructure in the Gulf. America’s European allies walk a tightrope. And online prediction markets are under scrutiny after Democrats levy accusatio...
3 Mar 13min
Iran conflict widens as midterms approach
The Iran conflict widens as Israel strikes Lebanon following attacks by Hezbollah, and the risk of a regional war with Iranian proxies ramps up. U.S. officials are skeptical of the likelihood of regim...
2 Mar 13min
