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A review of the week with the latest news.
World Service,·24 episodes
Iranian state media say at least 15 people are dead
29 Mar 2026,·54 mins
Iran is threatening to target Israeli and American universities in the region
Israel activates air defences as Iranian missiles detected
Air defence systems have been activated across the Gulf countries
28 Mar 2026,·49 mins
Iranian drone strikes are intercepted in UAE, Kuwait and Bahrain
US media report 12 American soldiers are injured
28 Mar 2026,·54 mins
22 Mar 2026,·54 mins
The US president says he is considering 'winding down' operations but refuses a ceasefire
21 Mar 2026,·49 mins
Trump says the US was considering 'winding down' its operations against Iran
Donald Trump says the US is considering "winding down" his war with Iran
21 Mar 2026,·54 mins
President Trump says Iran wants to make a deal but the terms are "not good enough"
15 Mar 2026,·54 mins
New strikes on the Iranian capital
Donald Trump urges allies to send warships
Lebanon says more than 800 people have been killed since conflict began
14 Mar 2026,·49 mins
Kharg Island is a tiny but strategic oil export terminal for Iran
Around 90% of Iran's oil exports pass through the island
14 Mar 2026,·54 mins
Tehran presses on with attacks on Gulf neighbours after Pezeshkian apology
08 Mar 2026,·54 mins
The United States and Israel hit oil facilities in overnight strikes in and near Tehran
Despite apologies from President Pezeshkian Tehran launches new attacks on Gulf states
Iran’s President Mahmoud Pezeshkian has apologised to neighbouring Arab countries
07 Mar 2026,·49 mins
Two UN peacekeepers are critically wounded in a missile attack in southern Lebanon
Tehran witnesses some of the heaviest attacks so far
07 Mar 2026,·54 mins
