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World Service,07 Mar 2026,54 mins

Israel strikes Iran’s regime infrastructure

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We discuss the war in Iran as both the US and Israel have intensified their campaign there. Also, Donald Trump suggested he was interested in what he called a "friendly takeover" of Cuba, saying it was in "a big deal of trouble" and was therefore talking to the United States. We look to South Sudan where about 180 people were killed when unidentified men launched an attack on a community in the Ruweng area of the north of the country. At least half of those killed were women and children. Joining presenter Julian Worricker to discuss these stories are Elizabeth Braw, senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, a think-tank in Washington DC and Rob Geist Pinfold, lecturer in defence studies and international security at King's College, London. (Photo: Smoke rises after an airstrike in central Tehran, Iran, 6 March 2026. Credit: EPA)

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