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Trump's mixed messages on the Middle East and Iran's 'nepo-tollah'

World News Weekly 26 March 2026.

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Donald Trump inflames confusion over war in the Middle East and where are Mojtaba Khamenei’s hidden millions? Plus, Israel raises annexation of southern Lebanon, Australia signs a massive trade deal with the EU, and some father-daughter time dictator style as North Korea’s Kim Jong Un rolls out the tanks.

HOSTS: Catriona Stirrat, Claudia Farhart

GUESTS: SBS International Editor Nick Ludlam, SBS Persian Journalist Niv Sadrolodabaee

Producers: Nick Ludlam, Ali Cheevers, Billy Dahlenburg, Greer Chester

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