Iran's decapitated government + what's missing from the Epstein files?
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Iran is leaderless and tumbling into crisis, after surprise US and Israeli strikes on the weekend killed the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, along with more than 40 other top officials.
In Iran, authorities say more than 165 people were killed in a strike on a school, while Iran's deadly strikes on airports, military bases and civilian targets in other countries are widening the conflict further.
So how does this end? And what do Iranians here make of it all?
Plus, a new ABC doco being released tonight gets into the biggest revelations from the Epstein files. What questions still need to be answered?
Listen now:
01:20 - The widening war with Iran
06:17 - How Iranian Australians are feeling today
12:31 - Could what comes next in Iran be worse?
20:51 - What we've learned from the Epstein files
Guests:
- Aida Kashefi, Iranian Australian
- Dr Andrew Thomas, Deakin University politics expert
- Grace Tobin, ABC investigative reporter
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