A negative political and public reaction in Israel to the ceasefire with Iran - regardless of the respite it brings. No pause for Israel's army however or its victims - hundreds killed in Lebanon and more dead in Gaza. Has Israeli society become conditioned to permanent war?

In this episode:

• Ilan Pappe - a historian and professor at Exeter University
• Gideon Levy - a columnist at Haaretz newspaper in Tel Aviv
• Haim Bresheeth - professor at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London

Host: Tom McRae

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Opinion polls in Hungary suggest long-time prime minister Viktor Orban has a battle on his hands in Sunday's election. The outcome will be keenly awaited in Washington, Moscow, Kyiv, and Brussels. So why is this election so important outside of Hungary?

In this episode:

• Gabor Scheiring, a former member of the National Assembly of Hungary
• Istvan Kiss, political scientist, director of the Danube Institute and former political adviser in Prime Minister Viktor Orban's office
• Daniel Kelemen, law and politics professor, and McCourt Chair at the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University

Host: Tom McRae

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The bombing of Iran has stopped, but the bombing of Lebanon has not. Even as Iran and the US say they'll try to work out their many differences at the negotiating table in Pakistan, Israel is busy ramping up its attacks on what it says are Hezbollah targets in Lebanon. The group has been a key player in Iran's axis of resistance for decades. So how far is Tehran willing to go to protect its allies?

In this episode:

• Hassan Ahmadian, Associate Professor at the University of Tehran
• Rob Geist Pinfold, Lecturer in International Security at King's College London
• Nadim Houry, Executive Director of the Arab Reform Initiative

Host: James Bays

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The US and Israel's war with Iran has put pressure on Tehran's relations with Moscow. They've been allies, but the Kremlin is seeking to maintain ties with the US to reach a deal on the Ukraine conflict.

In this episode:

• Afshin Shahi, a Middle East political analyst
• Leonid Ragozin, independent journalist
• Maximilian Hess, founder of Enmetena Advisory and a senior fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute

Host: James Bays

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Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant has been targeted four times since the US-Israeli war began. Tehran accuses the UN's nuclear watchdog of inaction, which the IAEA rejects, saying the situation is of deep concern. But why are the attacks happening? And what risks do they pose?

In this episode:

• Tariq Rauf, Former Head of Verification and Security Policy Co-ordination at the International Atomic Energy Agency
• Abas Aslani, Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Middle East Strategic Studies
• Alicia Sanders-Zakre, Head of Policy at the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons

Host: James Bays

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The war in Iran is worsening the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. In violation of the ceasefire, Israel has severely restricted aid and maintained its air strikes. The US-brokered deal is meant to be in Phase 2 but appears to be in limbo. So, who could step in to help Palestinians?

In this episode:

• Dr Mohammed Tahir, Orthopaedic surgeon, worked in Gaza.
• Alex de Waal, Executive Director, World Peace Foundation.
• Xavier Abu Eid, Former Communications Director, PLO.

Host: Imran Khan

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The war in the Middle East has worsened the economic crisis in Pakistan. Most of its energy supplies are shipped through the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has largely blocked for five weeks.

In this episode:

• Kaiser Bengali - Economist and former head of the Policy Reform Unit for the Balochistan Chief Minister

• Michael Kugelman - Senior Fellow for South Asia at the Atlantic Council

• Ali Salman - Founder and CEO of the Policy Research Institute of Market Economy

Host: Rishaad Salamat

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