US and Iran exchange strikes amid shaky ceasefire

Iran and the US trade fresh strikes, putting an already fragile ceasefire at risk.

Also in today's programme: Astronauts return to the International Space Starion after taking shelter during air leak repairs; and a chat with American musician Brian Jackson on why he's a strong believer of music's ability to bring people together.

Presenter Krupa Padhy is joined by Laurel Rapp, Director of the US and North America Programme at Chatham House and Peter Frankopan, Professor of Global History at Oxford University.

Photo:Iranian women walk past a residential building, destroyed by previous US-Israeli airstrikes, in Tehran, Iran. 2 June 2026. Credit: Abedin Taherkenareh/EPA/Shutterstock