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World Service,14 Jul 2026,49 mins

Iran targets US interests in the Gulf

Newsday

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The dispute over control of the Strait of Hormuz threatens to derail efforts to end their war, but Trump insisted a deal was still possible. The US president said they were hitting Iran "very hard" as strikes were launched for the third consecutive night amid escalating attacks between the two countries. We brign you reactions from UAE and Bahrain. The number of people killed in a fire at a bar in the Thai capital, Bangkok has risen to thirty. we go live there. And France face Spain later today as France boss Didier Deschamps predicts a "spectacular" semi-final. (Photo: Iron Dome interception of an Iranian missile over Haifa Bay Area, Israel, 01 March 2026; Credit: Atef Safadi/EPA/Shutterstock)

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