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Who is really running Iran now?
Nearly three months after the Iran war began, there is a ceasefire, but no settlement. The Strait of Hormuz remains a global pressure point, Iran’s n…
11 hours ago
Has Iran flipped the Xi-Trump balance of power?
As President Trump lands in Beijing for his summit with Xi, Patrick and Tom are joined by China analyst, Sam Olsen, to discuss whether Iran has flipp…
1 week ago
Putin ‘will flood Europe with criminals and fighters after the war’
Estonia's foreign minister, Margus Tsahkna, says Putin will flood Europe with the criminals he recruited to fight in Ukraine once the war ends.
With R…
2 weeks ago
Why America needs NATO - US's Supreme Allied Commander
General Christopher Cavoli was NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) until July 2025. He was responsible for the defence and security of 98…
3 weeks ago
What Trump’s mistakes in Iran teach all of us
Dr Fiona Hill is a former deputy assistant to President Trump and served as director for Russian Affairs on the US National Security Council from 201…
4 weeks ago
Russia’s nuclear bomb threat in space
From Russia's nuclear threat to satellites, the prospect of a permanent lunar station, and the hopes of Artemis, Patrick and Tom could barely contain…
1 month ago
A rescue mission behind enemy lines, f-bomb tweets and 'a whole civilisation will die'
Having first demanded that Iran 'open the fucking strait', President Trump followed up with a post vowing 'an entire civilisation will die tonight' i…
1 month, 1 week ago
Q&A: From Xi's PLA purges to Trump's Nato threats, your biggest questions answered
For their Easter special, Tom and Patrick turn the entire show over to you. They answer as many listener questions as possible that have landed in th…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Fear and loathing in Moscow - Putin, Iran and a coup?
The Kremlin's treasury runneth-over with oil revenues, Moscow's military is being treated to a lesson in the latest US warfare in real time, and the …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
'As big as the Berlin Wall and 9/11', Peter Frankopan on the Iran war
World-renowned historian Peter Frankopan joins Tom and Patrick to dissect the escalating conflict in Iran through the lens of ancient history and shi…
2 months ago