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  • Affairs
  • Episode 3825
  • 26 May 2026

Iran warns that the US will no longer have a safe haven in the region

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  • The Briefing
  • Affairs
  • Episode 3825

As Tehran and Washington discuss a framework to end their three-month war, Iran’s supreme leader warns that Gulf powers will no longer be a shield for the US and its bases. Plus: Why guilty consumption is taking off in Japan.

Host
  • Thomas Waterhouse
Contributors
  • Fernando Augusto Pacheco
  • Lily Austin
  • Ryuma Takahashi
  • Tom Webb

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