About this episode

The episode discusses the burial of Ali Khamenei amidst US-Iran tensions, a uranium deal between India and Australia, and a debate on office attire.

The burial of Iran’s former supreme leader Ali Khamenei is now set to go ahead after delays due to US strikes. Then: India and Australia reach a uranium deal, Nigel Farage meets a bin-worthy opponent and should shorts in the office be banned?  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Topics covered

• US-Iran relations
• Middle East politics
• international agreements
• cultural discussions
• office attire

Keywords

• Ali Khamenei
• US strikes
• Iran
• India
• Australia
• uranium deal
• Nigel Farage
• office shorts
• burial

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: India, Australia

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