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Overnight, the Pentagon said it “eliminated” 16 Iranian mine-laying ships, raising further jitters about the global impact of the war in Iran. Fifteen years after a tsunami caused the Fukushima nuclear disaster, Japan is restarting reactors. And our correspondent meets Jafar Panahi, the Iranian director whose film is nominated for two Oscars this weekend.

Guests and host:
Rachana Shanbhogue, business and finance editor
Noah Sneider, East Asia bureau chief
Andrew Miller, “Back Story” columnist
Rosie Blau, host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered:
Iran, oil prices, Donald Trump, Strait of Hormuz, Brent crude, International Energy Agency, Russia
Japan, nuclear, Fukushima, tepco
Oscars, “It Was Just An Accident”, Jafar Panahi

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After oil prices climbed to nearly $120 a barrel yesterday, Donald Trump signalled a possible abrupt end to the conflict in Iran. Markets calmed, but the course of the war remains unclear. Why China’s government has said little about Iran. And how a hippy grocery store became America’s swankiest supermarket.

Guests and host:
Edward Carr, deputy editor of “The Economist”
Simon Rabinovitch, Beijing bureau chief
Avantika Chilkoti, global business correspondent
Rosie Blau, host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered:
Iran, Donald Trump, Brent Crude, financial markets, Asia, oil shock
Chinese foreign policy, Wang Yi
Erewhon, food prices, supermarkets

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After Iran appoints a new supreme leader, what does the choice tell us about the resilience of the regime and how the war will progress? Scientific research in America has taken a battering in Donald Trump’s second term. And why British choirs face a shortage of tenor voices.

Guests and host:
Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East correspondent
Daniella Raz, US correspondent
Joel Budd, Britain social affairs editor
Rosie Blau, host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered:
Iran, Mojtaba Khamenei, oil prices
Scientific research, National Science Foundation, renewable energy
Tenors, choirs, Oxford University

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After a momentous week, our editors reflect on how uncertainty about the goals of the war in Iran will affect its course. Iran’s retaliation has been fierce and wide ranging. How long can Gulf stocks of missile interceptors last? And our obituaries editor looks back at the life of Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei.

Guests and host:
Edward Carr, Economist deputy editor
Josie Delap, Middle East editor
Shashank Joshi, defence editor
Ann Wroe, obituaries editor
Rosie Blau, host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered:
Iran, Donald Trump, third Gulf war, war goals
Interceptor missiles, military strategy
Ali Khamenei

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As America continues to batter Iran, what are the domestic implications of the war for Donald Trump? The widening conflict has prompted some European countries to deploy defensive forces. France has also announced a bigger shift in policy: to bolster its nuclear arsenal. And the politics of beer and nappies.

Guests and host:
Adam Roberts, foreign editor
Sophie Pedder, Paris bureau chief
Shera Avi-Yonah, business writer
Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
Jason Palmer, co-host of “The intelligence”

Topics covered:
Iran, Donald Trump, senate, Turkey
France, Macron, nuclear warheads, NATO
MAGA, marketing

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