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EPISODE · Mar 2, 2026 · 10 MIN

A look at the Middle East from the US and UK

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US and Israeli operations against Iran have continued for a third day, as have Iranian retaliatory strikes across the Gulf. Speaking to Anton this morning was David Smith, Guardian’s Washington Bureau Chief and also Nicholas Hopton, Former UK Ambassador to Iran and non-resident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council.

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