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How is the Iran war impacting the global economy?
John Simpson analyses the economic effects of the war in the Middle East, and explores how the conflict is actually helping Russia.
This week John Simpson, in discussion with the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s unparalleled range of experts across the world, analyses the economic effects of the war in the Middle East, explores how the conflict is actually helping Russia, and looks at how the escalating tensions between Hungary and Ukraine might affect the upcoming elections in Hungary.
Producer: Kate Cornell
Executive Producer: Benedick Watt
Commissioning Editor: Vara Szajkowski
Last on
Sun 22 Mar 2026
05:32GMT
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ World Service Australasia
Broadcasts
- Fri 20 Mar 2026 00:32GMTÄ¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ World Service
- Sat 21 Mar 2026 11:32GMTÄ¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ World Service except Australasia
- Sun 22 Mar 2026 04:32GMTÄ¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ World Service East and Southern Africa, Online, UK DAB/Freeview, Europe and the Middle East & West and Central Africa only
- Sun 22 Mar 2026 05:32GMTÄ¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ World Service Australasia