Trending News: ‘Traitor’ Starmer is booed and heckled in Golders Green after terror attack as Green leader Polanski condemned for retweet criticising hero police Fourteen Elizabeth line passengers receive medical treatment after reports of ‘smell of chemicals’ and people ‘feeling unwell’ on Farringdon station platformTrump presented with RISKY secret Iran plan using US ground troops as oil prices plunge global economy into chaosConfused-looking Nick Reiner casts a haunting figure as he appears in court charged with parents’ murdersPictured: Flight instructor who was one of two people tragically killed when plane nosedived into hangerAirbnb ban being considered by Australia’s largest city in order free up properties amid the housing crisis‘No more Mr Nice Guy!’ Trump posts pic of himself armed with assault rifle and tells Iran to ‘get smart’ over ‘non-nuclear deal’Saturday Night Live writer desperate for answers amid search for sister who disappeared six months agoSTEPHEN GLOVER: Our benighted country is marooned in limbo as this mendacious PM clings to powerFriend of British model, 31, missing in Morocco says she had not ‘met a man’ before vanishing from nightclub but ‘was in a mental crisis and a danger to herself’New York City’s first full casino with live table games opensOakland, California, airport can use ‘San Francisco’ in name after settlementUS consumer confidence inches higher in April despite Iran war, soaring gas pricesTrump lifts ban on mining near Boundary Waters, clearing way for Chilean company to seek permitsBP’s profit more than doubles in 1Q as Iran war continues and US gas prices riseHezbollah and Israel swap threats and strikes across Lebanon’s borderElon Musk trial against Sam Altman to reveal OpenAI power struggleThousands held by paramilitary RSF in Sudan’s el-Fasher: NGOWhat people in Beirut think about the Lebanon-Israel negotiationsIraqi president names Shia bloc candidate Ali al-Zaidi as PM-designateCalifornia’s fight over pipeline tests state’s right to push back against Washington during warCamera trap shows Sumatra orangutan using a canopy bridge to cross a public road in IndonesiaMicrosoft cuts OpenAI revenue share in a fresh step to loosen their AI allianceCollege students are changing course in search of ‘AI-proof’ majors. But no one knows what they areCongo creates a paramilitary mining guard backed by US and UAE fundingNew footage shows moment of deadly bus bombing in Colombia‘State of war’: Why Israel has escalated attacks in GazaWill Yamal, Salah and Ekitike miss the World Cup 2026 due to injury?War, the Gulf & Rethinking Money in SportTillis says he’s ready to move ahead with confirming Warsh as Trump’s pick as Fed chairUS-Iran conflict: What’s the latest as the Islamabad talks stall?Photos show China’s automakers unveiling the future of driving at Beijing auto showAmerica In Focus: March retail sales rise, Trump’s approval rating on economy fallsFlights resume at Tehran airport as US-Iran ceasefire holdsArmed groups stage simultaneous attacks across MaliIran resumes commercial flights from Tehran airportIran’s Infowar: Lego, AI and ever tightening controlMali attacks live: Gunfire heard near Bamako airport and in several citiesScreenwriters overwhelmingly approve a 4-year contract with Hollywood studiosUS won’t renew Iranian and Russian oil waivers, Bessent saysOil rises above $106 per barrel as US, Iran deadlocked in Strait of HormuzIran war live: Lebanon truce extended; Trump says time not on Tehran’s sideUS professors sue university over arrest during pro-Palestine protestUS soldier charged with using Polymarket to bet on Nicolas Maduro abductionMeta lines up layoffs while Microsoft offers buyoutsTrump breaks silence on 21-year-old intruder shot dead at Mar-a-LagoAlmost every flight delayed or canceled at NYC and Boston airports as blizzard brings 20 inches of snow to Empire State‘Snow hurricane’ batters East coast as half a million are left without power and thousands of flights are canceled: Live updatesTrump predicts he’ll lose birthright citizenship case next after SCOTUS helped China make a ‘fortune’Peter Mandelson is arrested by police amid probe into alleged misconduct in public officeTrump mercilessly mocks Nancy Pelosi over insider trading allegations… and even the Democrats agreeAs Erika Kirk FINALLY comes out of hiding at State of the Union, shock new exposé plagues ‘giggling’ widow… who can’t shake questions over her tears and THOSE leather pantsTrump explodes at ‘crazy’ Democrats for ‘destroying our country’ and ‘refusing’ to protect Americans… as the Squad goes berserk and dozens storm out: Live updatesDemocrat lawmaker is THROWN OUT of Trump’s State of the UnionGroup who kidnapped and tortured man by sexually assaulting and force-feeding him are jailedSecret family member who is STILL supporting Nick Reiner: Murder trial twist sparks furyChaos erupts as Hillary Clinton HALTS her Epstein testimony after MAGA lawmaker took photo of closed-door depositionGhislaine Maxwell reeks of BO and rarely showers behind bars, despite having easy access to showers, former cellmate saysFormer teaching assistant wins £1million in Omaze draw and immediately lends her partner £20 for the pubNow cops handed powers to ban yobs from Scotland’s biggest city centre in anti-social behaviour crackdownTrump targets Iran’s Supreme Leader in first wave of joint attack with Israel as Tehran strikes back at US bases across region and at Tel AvivDid Starmer let Trump use Diego Garcia for Iran attacks? US bombers may have flown 3,500 miles from British overseas territoryTom Cruise rescues Hollywood! After helping to revive movies during Covid, Mission Impossible star saves Tinseltown again by scuppering Netflix bid for Warner BrosRead a Sydney man’s sickening text messages about a four-year-old girlIran says it will attack all U.S. military bases in the Middle East as missiles target the Fifth Fleet in BahrainLidia Thorpe accuses Pauline Hanson of using a shocking slur against herParliament security chief quits after string of fiascosTrump races to crush Iran in high-stakes gamble as missile stockpiles run dryRashida Tlaib draws outrage for referring to US military as ‘they’ in screed about ‘genocide’Oil prices set to surge as ships are hit in the Strait of Hormuz: Brit motorists are warned of fuel prices skyrocketingIran warns the ‘gates of hell will open more and more’ on US and Israel as it vows to unleash more intense attacksIranian drones attack major UAE oil refinery and target largest US military base in QatarIt’s all fine, honest! Smiling Reeves braces to unveil growth downgrades in Spring Statement TODAY… as her plans are torched by Middle East warNew bodycam footage shows moment Nottingham triple killer Valdo Calocane is stopped by police outside MI5 HQ after demanding to be arrestedAccused knifeman shot dead by cops in Brisbane was one of THREE police shootings to unfold across Australia in less than three hoursTrump says he will only accept ‘unconditional surrender’ from Iran before there can be peaceHarry and Meghan’s movie projects are ‘in limbo’ with $100million Netflix deal left ‘up in the air’, a report claimsThe US bombers heading to the UK for ‘the big one’: RAF Fairford awaits arrival of fleet of B1 aircraft from Texas base that can carry 34 tonnes of ordnance on every missionFarmer is jailed over terrifying dog attack on girl, 17, on same farm where three-year-old boy was killed in ‘furious and prolonged’ maulingRussia ‘is sharing targeting intelligence on US ships with Iran’, missile sets Bahrain hotel on fire, Tehran braces for ‘the big one’Australia sends ‘military assets’ to the Middle East in latest escalation of Iran conflictDeadliest Catch star’s devastated mom begs producers not to air footage of his fatal fall at seaNine-month-old baby is found dead in Elizabeth Downs home with piles of child-related junk including a potty out the frontCanada’s PM refuses to rule out military involvement in Middle East as US releases dramatic footage of Iran blitzWellness guru charged with manslaughter after man died during a ayahuasca and frog poison ceremony at his Byron Bay retreatTwenty six men are charged with more than 1,000 offences after cops bust secret online child exploitation groupTrump admits there may be ‘very good reason’ to send US troops into IranSpecial relationship in tatters after President Trump tells Starmer ‘we don’t need your aircraft carriers for war we’ve already won’ in explosive broadsideThe REAL Carolyn Bessette was a violent, deeply disturbed coke head with a humiliation fetish. The lies must stop. Her friends are telling the truth… and it’s ugly: MAUREEN CALLAHANSix arrested after ‘homemade nail bombs’ launched at home of NYC mayorPete Hegseth guarantees Iran will ‘surrender’ as oil prices soar past $100 a barrel driven by war: Live updatesIranian women’s football team signal ‘SOS’ from bus taking them back home after being branded ‘traitors’ for refusing to sing national anthemThe ‘Welshman’ on death row: Man who raped and murdered nurse has spent 30 years waiting to be executed in FloridaBrits ‘face highest EVER petrol pump prices’ as Middle East crisis deepens with FTSE slumping… but Trump says spiralling energy bills are ‘small price to pay’ for taming IranAndrew’s former PA says she would speak to police about her time serving ex-princeAlabama governor SPARES death row inmate, 75, at last minute because he didn’t pull the trigger that killed murder victimRoyal Navy FINALLY sets sail to defend Cyprus after the island condemned Starmer for lack of protection from Iranian attacks… and after French aircraft carrier arrivedDavid Lammy’s ‘soft justice’ reform of jury trials is backed by MPs in first Commons hurdle after Labour MP condemned curbs in emotional speech about being rapedStaggering number of US troops wounded in Trump’s Iran warIran will be hit ‘at a level never seen before’ if they place mines in Strait of Hormuz, White House warns as Trump says he is ‘not afraid’ to use military force to keep passage open and Tehran faces ‘most intense’ day of strikes: Live updates
Fri. May 1st, 2026
Trending News: ‘Traitor’ Starmer is booed and heckled in Golders Green after terror attack as Green leader Polanski condemned for retweet criticising hero police Fourteen Elizabeth line passengers receive medical treatment after reports of ‘smell of chemicals’ and people ‘feeling unwell’ on Farringdon station platformTrump presented with RISKY secret Iran plan using US ground troops as oil prices plunge global economy into chaosConfused-looking Nick Reiner casts a haunting figure as he appears in court charged with parents’ murdersPictured: Flight instructor who was one of two people tragically killed when plane nosedived into hangerAirbnb ban being considered by Australia’s largest city in order free up properties amid the housing crisis‘No more Mr Nice Guy!’ Trump posts pic of himself armed with assault rifle and tells Iran to ‘get smart’ over ‘non-nuclear deal’Saturday Night Live writer desperate for answers amid search for sister who disappeared six months agoSTEPHEN GLOVER: Our benighted country is marooned in limbo as this mendacious PM clings to powerFriend of British model, 31, missing in Morocco says she had not ‘met a man’ before vanishing from nightclub but ‘was in a mental crisis and a danger to herself’New York City’s first full casino with live table games opensOakland, California, airport can use ‘San Francisco’ in name after settlementUS consumer confidence inches higher in April despite Iran war, soaring gas pricesTrump lifts ban on mining near Boundary Waters, clearing way for Chilean company to seek permitsBP’s profit more than doubles in 1Q as Iran war continues and US gas prices riseHezbollah and Israel swap threats and strikes across Lebanon’s borderElon Musk trial against Sam Altman to reveal OpenAI power struggleThousands held by paramilitary RSF in Sudan’s el-Fasher: NGOWhat people in Beirut think about the Lebanon-Israel negotiationsIraqi president names Shia bloc candidate Ali al-Zaidi as PM-designateCalifornia’s fight over pipeline tests state’s right to push back against Washington during warCamera trap shows Sumatra orangutan using a canopy bridge to cross a public road in IndonesiaMicrosoft cuts OpenAI revenue share in a fresh step to loosen their AI allianceCollege students are changing course in search of ‘AI-proof’ majors. But no one knows what they areCongo creates a paramilitary mining guard backed by US and UAE fundingNew footage shows moment of deadly bus bombing in Colombia‘State of war’: Why Israel has escalated attacks in GazaWill Yamal, Salah and Ekitike miss the World Cup 2026 due to injury?War, the Gulf & Rethinking Money in SportTillis says he’s ready to move ahead with confirming Warsh as Trump’s pick as Fed chairUS-Iran conflict: What’s the latest as the Islamabad talks stall?Photos show China’s automakers unveiling the future of driving at Beijing auto showAmerica In Focus: March retail sales rise, Trump’s approval rating on economy fallsFlights resume at Tehran airport as US-Iran ceasefire holdsArmed groups stage simultaneous attacks across MaliIran resumes commercial flights from Tehran airportIran’s Infowar: Lego, AI and ever tightening controlMali attacks live: Gunfire heard near Bamako airport and in several citiesScreenwriters overwhelmingly approve a 4-year contract with Hollywood studiosUS won’t renew Iranian and Russian oil waivers, Bessent saysOil rises above $106 per barrel as US, Iran deadlocked in Strait of HormuzIran war live: Lebanon truce extended; Trump says time not on Tehran’s sideUS professors sue university over arrest during pro-Palestine protestUS soldier charged with using Polymarket to bet on Nicolas Maduro abductionMeta lines up layoffs while Microsoft offers buyoutsTrump breaks silence on 21-year-old intruder shot dead at Mar-a-LagoAlmost every flight delayed or canceled at NYC and Boston airports as blizzard brings 20 inches of snow to Empire State‘Snow hurricane’ batters East coast as half a million are left without power and thousands of flights are canceled: Live updatesTrump predicts he’ll lose birthright citizenship case next after SCOTUS helped China make a ‘fortune’Peter Mandelson is arrested by police amid probe into alleged misconduct in public officeTrump mercilessly mocks Nancy Pelosi over insider trading allegations… and even the Democrats agreeAs Erika Kirk FINALLY comes out of hiding at State of the Union, shock new exposé plagues ‘giggling’ widow… who can’t shake questions over her tears and THOSE leather pantsTrump explodes at ‘crazy’ Democrats for ‘destroying our country’ and ‘refusing’ to protect Americans… as the Squad goes berserk and dozens storm out: Live updatesDemocrat lawmaker is THROWN OUT of Trump’s State of the UnionGroup who kidnapped and tortured man by sexually assaulting and force-feeding him are jailedSecret family member who is STILL supporting Nick Reiner: Murder trial twist sparks furyChaos erupts as Hillary Clinton HALTS her Epstein testimony after MAGA lawmaker took photo of closed-door depositionGhislaine Maxwell reeks of BO and rarely showers behind bars, despite having easy access to showers, former cellmate saysFormer teaching assistant wins £1million in Omaze draw and immediately lends her partner £20 for the pubNow cops handed powers to ban yobs from Scotland’s biggest city centre in anti-social behaviour crackdownTrump targets Iran’s Supreme Leader in first wave of joint attack with Israel as Tehran strikes back at US bases across region and at Tel AvivDid Starmer let Trump use Diego Garcia for Iran attacks? US bombers may have flown 3,500 miles from British overseas territoryTom Cruise rescues Hollywood! After helping to revive movies during Covid, Mission Impossible star saves Tinseltown again by scuppering Netflix bid for Warner BrosRead a Sydney man’s sickening text messages about a four-year-old girlIran says it will attack all U.S. military bases in the Middle East as missiles target the Fifth Fleet in BahrainLidia Thorpe accuses Pauline Hanson of using a shocking slur against herParliament security chief quits after string of fiascosTrump races to crush Iran in high-stakes gamble as missile stockpiles run dryRashida Tlaib draws outrage for referring to US military as ‘they’ in screed about ‘genocide’Oil prices set to surge as ships are hit in the Strait of Hormuz: Brit motorists are warned of fuel prices skyrocketingIran warns the ‘gates of hell will open more and more’ on US and Israel as it vows to unleash more intense attacksIranian drones attack major UAE oil refinery and target largest US military base in QatarIt’s all fine, honest! Smiling Reeves braces to unveil growth downgrades in Spring Statement TODAY… as her plans are torched by Middle East warNew bodycam footage shows moment Nottingham triple killer Valdo Calocane is stopped by police outside MI5 HQ after demanding to be arrestedAccused knifeman shot dead by cops in Brisbane was one of THREE police shootings to unfold across Australia in less than three hoursTrump says he will only accept ‘unconditional surrender’ from Iran before there can be peaceHarry and Meghan’s movie projects are ‘in limbo’ with $100million Netflix deal left ‘up in the air’, a report claimsThe US bombers heading to the UK for ‘the big one’: RAF Fairford awaits arrival of fleet of B1 aircraft from Texas base that can carry 34 tonnes of ordnance on every missionFarmer is jailed over terrifying dog attack on girl, 17, on same farm where three-year-old boy was killed in ‘furious and prolonged’ maulingRussia ‘is sharing targeting intelligence on US ships with Iran’, missile sets Bahrain hotel on fire, Tehran braces for ‘the big one’Australia sends ‘military assets’ to the Middle East in latest escalation of Iran conflictDeadliest Catch star’s devastated mom begs producers not to air footage of his fatal fall at seaNine-month-old baby is found dead in Elizabeth Downs home with piles of child-related junk including a potty out the frontCanada’s PM refuses to rule out military involvement in Middle East as US releases dramatic footage of Iran blitzWellness guru charged with manslaughter after man died during a ayahuasca and frog poison ceremony at his Byron Bay retreatTwenty six men are charged with more than 1,000 offences after cops bust secret online child exploitation groupTrump admits there may be ‘very good reason’ to send US troops into IranSpecial relationship in tatters after President Trump tells Starmer ‘we don’t need your aircraft carriers for war we’ve already won’ in explosive broadsideThe REAL Carolyn Bessette was a violent, deeply disturbed coke head with a humiliation fetish. The lies must stop. Her friends are telling the truth… and it’s ugly: MAUREEN CALLAHANSix arrested after ‘homemade nail bombs’ launched at home of NYC mayorPete Hegseth guarantees Iran will ‘surrender’ as oil prices soar past $100 a barrel driven by war: Live updatesIranian women’s football team signal ‘SOS’ from bus taking them back home after being branded ‘traitors’ for refusing to sing national anthemThe ‘Welshman’ on death row: Man who raped and murdered nurse has spent 30 years waiting to be executed in FloridaBrits ‘face highest EVER petrol pump prices’ as Middle East crisis deepens with FTSE slumping… but Trump says spiralling energy bills are ‘small price to pay’ for taming IranAndrew’s former PA says she would speak to police about her time serving ex-princeAlabama governor SPARES death row inmate, 75, at last minute because he didn’t pull the trigger that killed murder victimRoyal Navy FINALLY sets sail to defend Cyprus after the island condemned Starmer for lack of protection from Iranian attacks… and after French aircraft carrier arrivedDavid Lammy’s ‘soft justice’ reform of jury trials is backed by MPs in first Commons hurdle after Labour MP condemned curbs in emotional speech about being rapedStaggering number of US troops wounded in Trump’s Iran warIran will be hit ‘at a level never seen before’ if they place mines in Strait of Hormuz, White House warns as Trump says he is ‘not afraid’ to use military force to keep passage open and Tehran faces ‘most intense’ day of strikes: Live updates
Fri. May 1st, 2026

Who’s in control in Iran and how will Gulf states react to attacks?

Who’s in control in Iran and how will Gulf states react to attacks?

An apology comes from Iran’s president, yet missiles are still hitting neighbours.

Tehran has carried out more attacks on Gulf states – despite an apology by the president to Iran’s neighbours.

Civilian targets have been hit, including airports and vital infrastructure.

Who’s in control in Iran – and how will Gulf states react as the attacks continue?

Presenter: James Bays

Guests:

John Brennan – Former director of the Central Intelligence Agency under the administration of US President Barack Obama

Bader Al-Saif – Professor at Kuwait University and fellow at Chatham House, specialising in Middle East history and politics

Trita Parsi – Executive vice president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft

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