Unspun World: Fighting resumes between Israel and Hezbollah

About this episode

John Simpson discusses the impact of Israel's attacks on Lebanon, the flotation of SpaceX, and the election outcome in Armenia with BBC experts.

John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC’s unparalleled range of experts across the world, explores the impact of Israel’s recent attacks on Lebanon, analyses the flotation of SpaceX and what it will mean for Elon Musk, and looks at the outcome of the election in Armenia. Producer: Kate Cornell Executive producer: Benedick Watt Commissioning editors: Silvia Costeloe and Paul Royall

People in this episode

Host: John Simpson

Topics covered

• Israel-Hezbollah conflict
• SpaceX flotation
• Armenia election
• Middle East politics
• Global analysis

Keywords

• Israel
• Hezbollah
• Lebanon
• SpaceX
• Armenia
• election
• John Simpson
• BBC
• global politics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BBC, SpaceX

Places: Israel, Lebanon, Armenia

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