The Explanation
Where the world is explained. Making sense of the big stories - looking behind the spin.
Episodes (300 available)
How the US-Israel war on Iran has developed into a second conflict
25 mins
John Simpson analyses Donald Trump’s decision to halt attacks against Iran’s power plants
26 mins
The journalists with the President’s personal number - and how they use it.
23 mins
The US-Israel war on Iran has put strain on some of Washington's closest global alliances
25 mins
John Simpson analyses the economic effects of the war in the Middle East
26 mins
How CNN’s Frederik Pleitgen was one of the first journalists to gain access to the war
23 mins
Mixed messages leave more questions than answers over the US-Israel war with Iran
25 mins
Caroline Hawley explores what life in Iran is like as the war intensifies
26 mins
Ros Atkins speaks to Mehdi Hasan, Jeffrey Goldberg, Sarah Smith and Johnny Harris
23 mins
The Strait of Hormuz — the narrow waterway that carries 20% of the world’s oil.
9 mins