2 October 2024
Episode 3432
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We get the latest from Iran and the US after a long night of activity. Plus: a look at Marine le Pen’s embezzlement trial, the latest design news and a hunt for the oldest DNA.
2 October 2024
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Iran, Israel and the impossible desire for de-escalation
With Israel vowing to respond to Iran’s ‘failed’ missile attack on Tel Aviv, Bill Law and Gregg Carlstrom join Georgina Godwin to discuss what options are left beyond all-out war.
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