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Unspun World with John Simpson
Season 6 · Episode 9
17/06/2026: US-Iran agreement, Ukraine's EU bid and Taliban rule
0.026mJune 17, 2026
This week John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, examines the new deal aimed at ending the war between the US and Iran, analyses Ukraine's bid to join the European Union and looks at the worsening situation for women in Afghanistan under Taliban rule.
Episodes
- Episode 122/04/2026: Gulf tensions rise as Lebanon crisis deepens and Orbán’s fall shakes EU
- Episode 229/04/2026: Iran tensions test Trump, China feels impact and Gaza votes after 20 years
- Episode 306/05/2026: Three Crises Assessed - Gulf Standoff, Ukraine Fighting, Israel Vote
- Episode 413/05/2026: US-Iran deadlock, global economic fears and African jihadists raise alarm
- Episode 520/05/2026: US-China Rifts, UK Political Turmoil and the Rise of AI Anxiety
- Episode 627/05/2026: Cuba in US Crosshairs, Putin’s Standing and the Rise of Prediction Markets
- Episode 703/06/2026: Voices from Iran, Extreme Weather, and Ethiopia’s Elections
- Episode 810/06/2026: Israel Strikes Lebanon as SpaceX Float Nears and Armenia Votes
- Episode 917/06/2026: US-Iran agreement, Ukraine's EU bid and Taliban rule
- Episode 1025/06/2026: UK PM resignation, America at 250, Colombia election analysed
- Episode 1116/09/2026: Yemen hostilities, Palestinian state hopes and AI risks
- Episode 1223/09/2026: Election defeats in Germany as UN faces US cuts and Russia votes
- Episode 1330/09/2026: Russian attacks intensify, US-China ties examined as Ethiopia fears civil war
- Episode 1407/10/2026: Israel three years on, Trump's midterms and Yemen's civil war
- Episode 1514/10/2026: Ukraine's civilian toll, Turkey's authoritarian turn and China's AI rules
- Episode 1621/10/2026: Houthi threat to Saudi Arabia, Japan's military shift and Man City's financial reckoning
- Episode 1728/10/2026
- Episode 1804/11/2026
- Episode 1911/11/2026