TGJ: Axis of Resistance

this morning (saturday 27th), podcast, 51 minutes, on bbc world service radio 

deconstructing iran’s ‘axis of resistance’: part two (presented by krassi twigg) (in the the global jigsaw and the explanation series) …

“Iran’s loose coalition of allies and proxies, sworn against Israeli and US influence, has been shaping events in the Middle East for decades.

Its ability to disrupt has been highlighted in the context of the current Gaza war.

In this episode, we take you to Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Yemen and Gaza to untangle the web of Tehran’s influence operations, and explore its potential to thrive in times of crisis.”

including contributions from …

• barry marston, bbc monitoring

• amira fathalla, bbc monitoring

• shaina oppenheimer, bbc monitoring 

• florence dixon, bbc monitoring

• sumaya bakhsh, bbc monitoring 

(available at https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0htcwzj)