Julie Norman and Robin Brant discuss Qatar’s alleged influence-peddling operation that’s rocking Israel. Also in the programme: how China will respond to US tariffs and whether Tiktok will survive the week. Plus: why fraternisation is no longer allowed by US staff in China and a letter from Singapore to New York.

As Washington plays down disruption, how safe is the Strait of Hormuz?
48:23

Iran vows to keep blocking Strait of Hormuz as three more cargo ships are attacked in the Gulf
37:45

The widening global conflict at the US diverts South Korean missile defences to the Middle East
33:22