Unspun World: Has Iran weathered the storm?

未染尘埃的世界:伊朗是否渡过风暴?

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2025-06-27

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John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, analyses whether the Iranian regime has successfully weathered the storm caused by the attacks by Israel and the United States, examines the state of the NATO alliance, and looks at the ferocious gangland culture of Cape Town in South Africa.
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  • Hello, this is the explanation from the BBC World Service, recorded on the 25th of June.

  • I'm John Simpson, and you're listening to Unspun World,

  • where we go behind the headlines with the BBC's unmatched correspondence to find out what's really going on.

  • On this week's programme, has the regime in Iran managed to weather the storm?

  • The chain of command seems to be functioning, although it has suffered heavy blows.

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