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The Media Show: Cold-calling Trump
The journalists with the President’s personal number - and how they use it.
The President's Path: Trump slams allies over Iran war help
The US-Israel war on Iran has put strain on some of Washington's closest global alliances
Unspun World: How is the Iran war impacting the global economy?
John Simpson analyses the economic effects of the war in the Middle East
The Media Show: Reporting from Inside Iran
How CNN’s Frederik Pleitgen was one of the first journalists to gain access to the war
The President's Path: Trump’s mixed messages over war on Iran
Mixed messages leave more questions than answers over the US-Israel war with Iran
Unspun World: What do people in Iran think about the war?
Caroline Hawley explores what life in Iran is like as the war intensifies
The Media Show: Who’s shaping American media?
Ros Atkins speaks to Mehdi Hasan, Jeffrey Goldberg, Sarah Smith and Johnny Harris
The Strait of Hormuz
The Strait of Hormuz — the narrow waterway that carries 20% of the world’s oil.
Unspun World: Can Iran hold out against US-Israeli strikes?
John Simpson analyses whether the Iranian regime will survive
The Media Show: Iran and the bigger story
Have journalists overlooked global power changes behind events in Iran?
