The Iran war is worse for the world than Covid

The Iran war is worse for the world than Covid

With negotiations to end the war in Iran now underway, experts widely agree that the Iranian government has the upper hand. But if the regime emerges from the war stronger than before, what does it mean for the people of Iran? Carter Sherman speaks with Shirin Jaafari [https://theworld.org/contributors/shirin-jaafari], a journalist for the World who focuses on the Middle East, about her reporting on Iranians living through war, a devastated economy and a government that executes people who dare to protest. Carter and Kai Wright also speak about the lasting effect of this war in the US – and what Americans have already lost. * Oliver Holmes on the global cost of US-Israel war against Iran [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/15/tallying-the-global-cost-of-the-us-israel-war-against-iran] * Jason Burke’s analysis of the peace agreement between the US and Iran [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/15/us-iran-ceasefire-respite-true-peace-distant] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

The unproven autism treatment taking off under RFK Jr

Parents of children with autism are turning to a controversial stem cell treatment backed by the US Health Secretary. A growing number of clinics in the US are charging parents tens of thousands of dollars for stem cell therapy, which is being given to children as young as 18 months old. The Guardian’s chief reporter Ed Pilkington [https://www.theguardian.com/profile/edpilkington] tells Kai Wright [https://www.theguardian.com/profile/kai-wright] about his months-long investigation into the providers of these treatments, and their connections to the health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr. He also spoke with figures in the science community who fear the FDA may be loosening its rigorous restrictions on stem cell treatment for autism ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

What happens when Trump drives you out of the United States?

A far-right, white supremacist ideology known as “remigration” aims to make life so punishing for immigrants that they leave the US. It’s also the policy of the Trump administration. There’s an "office of remigration" in the state department and the Department of Homeland Security has posted on X in support of it, saying: “The stakes have never been higher and the goal has never been more clear: Remigration now.” Carter Sherman [https://www.theguardian.com/profile/carter-sherman] speaks with journalist and author Paola Ramos [https://www.paolaramos.com/] about the immigrants who have made the difficult decision to leave the US, and how their departure could spell the death of the American Dream. * Paola Ramos’s Rolling Stone article, The Great Reverse Migration [https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/reverse-migration-trump-immigration-1235393131/] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Elon Musk is a trillionaire now. Is that bad for the economy?

Elon Musk has become the world’s first trillionaire thanks to his company SpaceX, which now has the biggest IPO of all time. Public trading in the company has put it's valuation at over $2tn. The eye-watering sums of money pouring into AI are also boosting other tech titans, including OpenAI and Anthropic. Both companies are expected to go public this year with nearly trillion-dollar valuations. The Guardian’s US tech editor Blake Montgomery [https://www.theguardian.com/profile/blake-montgomery] tells Kai Wright [https://www.theguardian.com/profile/kai-wright] that with these IPOs, all our financial futures are forever tied to AI’s success, and more worryingly, its possible failure ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

How Trump is changing the World Cup

When the US, Mexico and Canada submitted their winning World Cup bid, they predicted that Donald Trump would not be president in 2026. That prediction didn't exactly pan out – and now, as the tournament begins, Guardian soccer correspondent Jeff Rueter [https://www.theguardian.com/profile/jeff-rueter] explains how Trump's America is rewriting the rules of the World Cup. Jeff also previews fun teams to watch, while Kai and Carter reveal who they’re rooting for. (Hint: it's not the US.) ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.