Has Iran won the Iran War? – Start Your Week with Gavin Esler

The Bunker – News without the nonsense

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Society & Culture, Government, News, Politics

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🗓️ 23 March 2026

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Setting out the stories of the next seven days… Trump’s directionless assault on Iran reaches a decisive moment. Does the President declare arbitrary victory or press on? And with its regime renewed, its grip on the world economy tightening, and the US now abandoning oil sanctions, is Iran actually winning? Plus: the new BBC Director General, a possible antisemitic hate crime in Golders Green, and everybody get ready for the annual “they’re banning Easter” squabblefest. Gavin Esler and Andrew Harrison set out the week ahead. • The Together Against The Far Right demonstration is on Sat 28 March. www.patreon.com/bunkercast Written and presented by Group Editor Andrew Harrison. Audio production: Simon Williams. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Artwork by James Parrett. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production. www.podmasters.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:53.7	partner pod. This is Not a Drill. Gavin Esler. Hello Gavin. Good morning. How are you? Good morning
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