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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