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War in the Middle East has caused oil and gas prices to soar and sent the markets into turmoil. But why does oil still have such a powerful influence over the cost of household goods? And what has history taught us about how wars are waged when oil holds such sway?
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Host: Rosie Wright
Producer: Julia Webster and Harry Stott
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Read more: Does Trump really have a plan for what he is doing in Iran?
Further listening: Could Trump lose MAGA over Iran?
Clips: Blue Georgia on X, The White House, The Economic Times, CNN, GB News, AP
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Iran has appointed a new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei. He’s the son of the late Ali Khamenei and a shadowy figure with a history of orchestrating brutal crackdowns on dissenters. President Donald Trump is also not a fan. So what does his appointment mean for the conflict raging in the Middle East?
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Host: Darryl Morris.
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Read more: Who is Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s new supreme leader?
Further listening: How AI helped Trump attack Iran
Clips: Sky News, Al Jazeera, NBC, Fox News, The Times, ABC News
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The use of Artificial Intelligence by militaries used to be talked about in the abstract, but during the US and Israel’s strikes on Iran we’ve seen it used in real time. So what happens when you have robots who can make battlefield decisions quicker than the speed of thought? And what made the Trump administration fall out with one of the world’s leading AI companies?
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Guest: David Leslie, Professor of ethics, technology and society in the Digital Environment Research Institute at Queen Mary University of London.
Host: Rosie Wright.
Producers: Harry Stott, Sophie McNulty.
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Read more: How AI helps 20 US troops do the work of 2,000 in Iran war
Further listening: Anthropic vs Pentagon: How AI is changing war
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Thirty years after her death, Frida Kahlo went from relative obscurity to one of the most famous female artists on the planet. Now, her image has been used on everything from watches, scented candles, clothes, sanitary pads, and even Barbie dolls. But how did the communist icon become the face of a million dollar enterprise? At the centre of the story is a Kahlo family divided. Should her image reflect her artistic treasures or a global brand?
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Guest: Blanca Schofield, assistant culture and books editor for both The Times and The Sunday Times.
Host: Rosie Wright.
Producer: Dave Creasey.
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Read more: Artist — or brand? How Frida Kahlo’s family lost control
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The war in Iran has left its people divided. Some openly welcome the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, others mourn, steadfast in their loyalty to the Islamic Republic. The divisions run deep, cutting across generations. Majid Parsa grew up in one such household. He tells his story.
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Read by: Majid Parsa, author of The Ayatollah's Gaze.
Host: Rosie Wright.
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As the war in the Middle East enters its seventh day, prominent supporters of President Trump have criticised his decision to attack Iran. The political stakes are high for a president who pledged no new wars on the campaign trail. So can he keep the MAGA crowd on his side?
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Guest: Katy Balls, Washington editor for The Times and The Sunday Times
Host: Manveen Rana
Producer: Julia Webster
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Read more: Iran is Trump’s biggest bet yet. It could define his presidency
Further listening: Iran after the Ayatollah
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When the Mexican government took down a drug lord last week, the Sunday Times was there to document the aftermath. Does this mark a turning point in the war on drugs? Or are things about to get much worse?
A warning that this episode contains descriptions of graphic violence.
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Guest: Louise Callaghan, Americas correspondent, The Sunday Times.
Host: Rosie Wright.
Producer: Micaela Arneson.
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Read more: A cartel boss is dead, but normal Mexicans always pay the price
Further listening: The town ripped apart by Mexico’s new narcos
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Last month, Sir Keir Starmer made it clear that the US would not be permitted to use UK bases to launch strikes against Iran. On Sunday, that position shifted. Not only has the UK now allowed the use of joint bases, it is also intercepting Iranian drones, and sources have told The Times that a British warship may be deployed to Cyprus. As tensions in the Middle East escalate, is Britain being drawn ever deeper into the conflict? And how might this end?
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Read more: Special relationship ‘not what it once was’, as Trump rebukes PM on Iran
Further listening:Iran after the Ayatollah
Clips: The Times, AP, BBC, CNN, The White House, Sky News.
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After weeks of protests against Ayatollah Khamenei’s regime earlier this year, the Iranian people cried out for American help as they were massacred in their thousands. Over the weekend, the Americans and Israelis did finally intervene in Iran, killing the Ayatollah, but leaving a flood of questions in their wake. Who will now fill the political vacuum? Will there be regime change? And what next for the Iranian people?
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Read more: Who will replace Ayatollah Khamenei — a moderate or an ‘Iranian Putin’?
Further listening: Iran's supreme leader killed - is the Middle East in all out war?
Clips: BBC, AP, EuroNews, State Department / Instagram, 60 Minutes.
Photo: Getty Images, The Times, Dana Chan.
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For decades, a chilling rumour has haunted Sarajevo: that foreign tourists paid to visit the besieged city in the early 1990s to shoot at its residents. Today, Italian authorities are investigating several cases of alleged ‘tourist snipers,’ thrusting these accusations back into the headlines. Now, an eyewitness to these so-called ‘human safaris’ has spoken to The Times about what he saw more than 30 years ago.
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Guest: Tom Kington, the Italy correspondent, The Times
Host: Manveen Rana
Producer: Sophie McNulty
Translator: Aleksa Antic
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Read more: Sarajevo sniper tourists ‘killed children by day, then partied at night’
Clips: BBC, ITN, FRENCH 24 English.
Photo: Getty Images, Tom Kington.
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