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Guests and host:

Shashank Joshi, defence editor
Tom Gardner, Africa correspondent
Jon Fasman, senior culture writer
Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered:

America, Iran, blockade, Strait of Hormuz, oil
Burkina Faso, Sahel, jihad, Ibrahim Traoré
Sparkling water, fizzy drinks, alcohol

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