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Episode: Iran strikes: Is it time for New Zealand to take a stronger stance?
Description: The US and Israel are escalating attacks on Iran - which has launched counterattacks on neighbouring Gulf states. All the while, the push and pull on European leaders has been in the spotlight β with Trump publicly chastising UK PM Sir Keir Starmer. Thatβs due to his refusal to offer up a British base for the initial wave of strikes. Britain is scrambling to send a warship to Cyprus after France announced a major deployment to the eastern Mediterranean. So, with the involvement of EU countries, is it only a matter of t...