The situations in the Middle East and between Russia and Ukraine are both at serious risk of escalation. Iran has rejected western calls not to attack Israel, with a full-scale regional conflict now appearing likely, while Vladimir Putin has called Ukraine's incursion into Russia "evidence" that they are at war with the West.

Today on the World in 10 Sir Richard Dalton, former British Ambassador to Iran, explains how diplomacy might yet pull Tehran back, while The Times' defence writer, George Grylls, analyses the delicate balance the West must strike in how far it supports Ukraine's actions.

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