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Is time running out for Iran’s supreme leader?

John Simpson looks at the dangers facing the Iranian clerical regime, and explores whether peace talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine can succeed.

This week John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC’s unparalleled range of experts across the world, looks at the dangers facing the Iranian clerical regime, explores whether peace talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine can succeed, and analyses who is actually governing Venezuela.

Producer: Kate Cornell
Executive Producer: Benedick Watt
Commissioning Editor: Vara Szajkowski

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27 minutes

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Sun 8 Feb 2026 05:32GMT
BBC World Service Australasia

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Broadcasts

  • Fri 6 Feb 2026 00:32GMT
    BBC World Service
  • Sat 7 Feb 2026 11:32GMT
    BBC World Service except Australasia
  • Sun 8 Feb 2026 04:32GMT
    BBC World Service UK DAB/Freeview, East and Southern Africa, Online, Europe and the Middle East & West and Central Africa only
  • Sun 8 Feb 2026 05:32GMT
    BBC World Service Australasia