Unspun World: President Trump’s second state visit to the UK

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  Hello.

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  This is The Explanation from the BBC World Service, recorded on the 17th of September.

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

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  the programme that goes behind the headlines to find out what's really going on.

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  On this week's programme, he's got big troubles at home,

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  but has Britain's Prime Minister managed to the relationship with Donald Trump rather better?

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  Having a close relationship with Ukraine and having a close relationship with the European Union is not necessarily compatible with having a close relationship with Donald Trump,

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  but he's done it.

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  Israel's bombing of Qatar has it played into Iran's hand.

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  Iran found itself quite alone,

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  but now it sees more and more countries are speaking similar language.

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  And ahead of a crucial meeting of the UN is the split between Europe and the US over Israel growing even wider.

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  The Europeans.

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  believe that the two-state solution is now fundamentally at risk because of the position of the Israeli government,

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  which is being backed by the Americans.

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  These aren't easy times.

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  Assassination, violent anger, extremism, military aggression,

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