Has the crisis over Iran driven its already weakened leader to the brink? Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is unpopular but do the people of Iran want regime change from outside? And if he falls, what then for Iran?

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Guests:

• Professor Mohsen Milani, Author, The Making of Iran’s Islamic Revolution.
• Fatemeh Jamalpour, Iranian Journalist.

Host: Manveen Rana,

Producer: Shabnam Grewal.

Further reading:

Will Israel’s strikes on Iran bring about a regime change?

Iran needs regime change — I’d die for it, says Shah’s son

Iran’s Rise and Rivalry with the US in the Middle East: Iran's Rise and its Geostrategic Rivalry with the US in the Middle East by Mohsen Milani

Further listening: Iran strikes back: what next?

Clips: BBC, ITN News, Coup53, MSNBC, ABC, Al Jazeera English, CBS, DW News.

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Iran has launched missiles at US airbases in response to US strikes on its nuclear facilities. Donald Trump says US bombers obliterated Iran’s three main nuclear sites at Natanz, Isfahan and Fordow. But the extent of the damage is still unclear. Is the situation escalating and will the US now push for regime change?

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Guest: Richard Spencer, The Times.

Host: Manveen Rana.

Producer: Edith Rousselot.

Further reading: Can Iran block the Strait of Hormuz — and other key questions

Clips: Fox News, NBC News, DW News, Forbes Breaking News.

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Jonathan Anderson, the Northern Irish designer who made Loewe a billion dollar brand, has just taken on the biggest job in fashion: the first sole creative director of Dior since the eponymous Christian Dior. Ahead of this fashion week there’s been a chaotic reshuffle at the top of fashion as the industry copes with a challenging economic downturn. Who is the most important man in fashion, and can he rescue Dior from the chaos?

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Guest: Harriet Walker, Fashion Editor, The Times.

Host: Luke Jones.

Producer: Anna Dowell.

Further reading:

Jonathan Anderson: British designer to take the reins at Dior

Is this fashion’s most powerful man?

Clips: New York Times, SHOWstudio via YouTube, Mashable via YouTube, LOEWE via YouTube

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Just hours before the sinking, the party aboard the yacht had been celebrating a spectacular legal victory - so what led to this moment?

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Guest: Katie Prescott, Technology Business Editor, The Times.

Host: Manveen Rana.

Producers: Sam Chantarasak and Taryn Siegel.

Further listening: Danny In The Valley: Mike Lynch’s first post-acquittal interview

Clips: Danny In The Valley, TalkTV, GB News, LeadersIn.

Photo: Times Media Ltd / Jack Hill.

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The government has held a meeting of the Cobra committee to discuss the Israel-Iran crisis - but how important is it really during a national emergency, and is it the UK's version of the White House Situation Room?

The political masterminds also discuss the political impact of backing America during a conflict, and whether Keir Starmer can start ignoring Kemi Badenoch at prime minister's questions.

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The first woman to run MI6, the foreign branch of Britain's Secret Intelligence Services has been named. Blaise Metreweli takes over the role of ‘C,’ as the head of the service has always been called, in the autumn. She will go from complete anonymity to becoming the public face of British foreign espionage. A long career in espionage means much is shrouded in mystery but we have some fascinating details about the new C and about the history of the job.

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Guests:

• Larisa Brown, Defence Editor, The Times.
• Dr Daniel Lomas - Assistant professor in International Relations. University of Nottingham.

Host: Luke Jones.

Producer: Shabnam Grewal.

Further reading:

Who really is the new MI6 chief? Here’s everything we could find

Blaise Metreweli to be first female chief of MI6

Clips: Sky news, Eon Productions & MGM, @Legaseewarveterans, ITN archive, ABC, Politico.

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Decca Aitkenhead was nine when a GP risked jail to help her mother to die. Years later she watched her best friend succumb to the slow torture of Huntington's disease, and for a few days she found herself confronting her own death. She tells Jane Mulkerrins how those experiences have shaped her views on assisted dying.

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Guest: Decca Aitkenhead, Chief Interviewer, The Sunday Times.

Host: Jane Mulkerrins.

Producer: Edward Drummond.

Further reading: I was 9 when a GP risked jail to help mum die. The law must change

Further listening: The debate about death that split the country

Clips: ITV/Concord Media, Parliament.

Photo: Decca Aitkenhead.

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As thousands of Ukrainian soldiers struggle with debilitating PTSD since the Russian invasion, one unconventional therapy has proved surprisingly effective: ketamine. How did this become a treatment for mental illness? And does it really work?

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Guest: Catherine Philp, World Affairs Editor, The Times.

Host: Luke Jones.

Producer: Taryn Siegel.

Clips: Netflix/How to change your mind.

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