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Trump and the Middle East: can Starmer do anything?

4/9/202628 min

Keir Starmer and the UK government are scrabbling to keep up with Trump’s fast-changing position on Iran and the Middle East. While a two-week ceasefire is in place, how long will it hold for? Peter Walker and Alexandra Topping look at what happens now. And, with the local election campaign under way, how are the different parties responding to the conflict?. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod

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  1. Speaker 00:00

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  2. David Miliband0:01

    [outro jingle] Hi, I'm David Miliband, President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee. For over ninety years, the IRC has helped people whose lives are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover, and rebuild their lives. Our teams are working in Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan, and other crisis zones around the world, providing emergency medical care, clean water, and other essential help to families who've lost everything. Your support can help us reach families in urgent need. Please consider making a donation today. Rescue.org/uk/give.

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  4. Speaker 4· Soundbite0:59

    [outro jingle] [dramatic music] Operation Epic Fury was a historic and overwhelming victory on the battlefield. A capital V military victory.

  5. Speaker 01:15

    The President of the United States just said that a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again, and no one is reacting.

  6. Yvette Cooper· Soundbite1:24

    This escalation i-is damaging. It's wrong. It's going in the wrong direction.

  7. Speaker 6· Soundbite1:28

    It was a grave violation,

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