🌏 POLITICA UK

  Good morning. You’re listening to the War Update InfoPod — a clear look at what has changed overnight, and what it might mean. This morning there are mixed signals coming out of the conflict involving Iran — suggesting both possible de-escalation and continued hardline positions . First, a significant diplomatic development overnight. Iran’s president, Masoud Pezeshkian , has issued an apology to neighbouring countries that were hit during recent Iranian missile strikes. He said the attacks were linked to the presence of foreign military bases in those countries and stressed that Iran has no intention of targeting its neighbours directly . ( AP News ) Iran’s leadership has now stated that it will no longer carry out missile strikes on neighbouring states unless an attack against Iran originates from those countries . ( The Guardian ) In other words, Tehran is signalling that it intends to limit its military actions to retaliation , rather than widening the conflict across the re...

  Good afternoon. You’re listening to the War Update InfoPod — a clear look at what has changed today, and what it might mean. Today we’re looking at a striking twist in the global conversation about Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Ukraine’s role in modern warfare. Not long ago, during a tense meeting with Donald Trump , Zelenskyy was angrily told that Ukraine “doesn’t have the cards.” The phrase quickly became symbolic of the imbalance many people see between Ukraine and the larger powers shaping global security. But events over the past few days suggest that the story may be more complicated. As the conflict with Iran has intensified, military analysts and governments have begun paying closer attention to a capability Ukraine has quietly developed over more than a decade of war. Since Russia’s first invasion in 2014, and especially since the full-scale assault in 2022, Ukraine has faced an almost constant barrage of missiles, drones, and long-range attacks from Russia . To survive that...