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The BBC World Service Debate considers the rapidly changing international landscape since Donald Trump returned to the White House.

The US President says his legacy will be as a peacemaker and unifier. So far he’s brought Putin to the negotiating table and made Europe take its security seriously in a way it hasn’t for decades. But his methods have horrified critics, who say his shock and awe approach to diplomacy is reckless and chaotic. The President’s unpredictability has rocked global alliances. Is Donald Trump making the world safer or more dangerous?

In front of a live audience in the BBC’s Radio Theatre in London, the BBC’s Chief International Correspondent, Lyse Doucet, is joined by:

KT McFarland, former US Deputy National Security Advisor to President Trump in his first term Brian Wong, Assistant Professor and Fellow at Centre on Contemporary China, University of Hong Kong Miguel Berger, German Ambassador to the UK Azadeh Moaveni, journalist, writer and Associate Professor at New York University

(Photo: U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on June 12, 2025. Credit: REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein)

Iran has launched an aerial attack on Israel in an operation it's called True Promise 3. Black smoke has been seen rising over Tel Aviv's skyline. Earlier today, the Israeli military said it had struck the Isfahan nuclear facility in Iran - as its strikes on the country continued.

Also on the programme: Colombian superstar Shakira tells us about life as an immigrant in the US; and a report on the Air India crash.

(Image: Missiles launched from Iran are intercepted as seen from Tel Aviv, Israel on 13 June 2025.Credit: Reuters/Jamal Awad)

U.S. officials planned to meet with an Iranian delegation this weekend to discuss curbs on Iran’s nuclear program. In a twist, those talks ended up as cover for a surprise Israeli attack that killed top Iranian officials and struck key nuclear sites. Now, Iran is retaliating. WSJ’s Michael R. Gordon lays out the U.S.’s diplomacy efforts in the Middle East and explains what to expect next. Annie Minoff hosts.

Further Listening:

- Why Israel and Hamas Could Be Headed Into a Forever War 

- A Deadly Drone Attack and Iran’s ‘Axis of Resistance’ 

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P.M. Edition for June 13. Iran sends dozens of ballistic missiles to Israel in retaliation for Israel’s ongoing attacks against Iran’s nuclear program and military leadership. WSJ White House reporter Alex Leary discusses what the escalating conflict in the Middle East may mean for President Trump, who has long said that the U.S. should pull back from foreign entanglements. Plus, we hear from Journal investing columnist Spencer Jakab about how markets are reacting to the conflict. And merchants like Walmart and Amazon are exploring launching their own stablecoins. WSJ reporter AnnaMaria Andriotis talks about why, and what impact that could have on banks. Alex Ossola hosts.

Israel-Iran conflict live blog

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In a culture that increasingly downplays masculinity and the traditional family, Hanson calls for a reevaluation of fatherhood—not as an optional accessory, but as a cornerstone of moral courage, responsibility, and strength on today's episode of "Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words."

“ One of the roles of fathers is to give young children, especially males, a sense of direction. And almost this tragic sense that sometimes you have to do things that you don't want to do, but somebody else won't do them, you're going to be in trouble. 

“To the degree this country will make it, it will be a strong father figure that instructs us how to be masculine. How to be a man. How to protect the weak. How to stand forward and challenge bullies, that prey on the weak and the innocent. And that's a lost art now. 

00:00 Introduction to Father's Day

00:54 Personal Reflections on Father's Day

01:37 Lessons from My Father

01:56 Stories of My Father's Support

05:15 The Role of Fathers in Society

06:22 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

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