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Jack Straw

Stephen Sackur interviews former British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw, a veteran of western diplomatic engagement with Iran. How high is the risk of a calamitous conflict?

The world's most pressing and potentially dangerous strategic confrontation is playing out in the narrow waterway between Iran and Arabia. The United States is leading efforts to isolate the Government in Tehran. Iran is responding with defiance despite severe economic disruption. Stephen Sackur interviews former British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw, a veteran of western diplomatic engagement with Iran. How high is the risk of a calamitous conflict?

30 minutes

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Fri 2 Aug 201919:30GMT
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InterviewerStephen Sackur
Interviewed GuestJack Straw

Broadcasts

  • Wed 31 Jul 201903:30GMT
    BBC News except UK & UK HD
  • Wed 31 Jul 201908:30GMT
    BBC News except UK & UK HD
  • Wed 31 Jul 201914:30GMT
    BBC News except UK & UK HD
  • Wed 31 Jul 201919:30GMT
    BBC News except UK & UK HD
  • Fri 2 Aug 201903:30GMT
    BBC News except UK & UK HD
  • Fri 2 Aug 201908:30GMT
    BBC News except UK & UK HD
  • Fri 2 Aug 201914:30GMT
    BBC News except UK & UK HD
  • Fri 2 Aug 201919:30GMT
    BBC News except UK & UK HD