13 March 2026

26 minutes

Available for over a year

Caroline Hawley, in discussion with the BBC’s unparalleled range of experts across the world, explores what life in Iran is like as the war intensifies, analyses what the US objectives are for the war and whether they are obtainable, and examines the possibility of a new war in Ethiopia and its implications for the region.

Producer: Kate Cornell

Executive producer: Benedick Watt

Commissioning editor: Vara Szajkowski