# Unspun World: US-Iran standoff over Strait of Hormuz escalates

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Podcast: [The Explanation](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-explanation-6376999)
Published: 2026-04-24T09:51:00+00:00
Episode link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0ngbr5b
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Duration seconds: 1589

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John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC’s unparalleled range of experts across the world, analyses the confrontation between Iran and the United States in the Gulf, looks at the humanitarian situation in Lebanon, and examines the effect of the downfall of the Hungarian Prime Minister, Viktor Orbán, on the European Union. Producer: Kate Cornell Executive producer: Benedick Watt Commissioning editors: Silvia Costeloe and Paul Royall

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