Ankur Desai

And don't forget our sister podcast.

It's called The Global Story, which goes in depth and beyond the headlines on one big story.

This edition of the Global News Podcast was mixed by Nick Randall and the producer was Charles Sanctuary.

The editor is Karen Martin and I'm Ankur Desai.

Until next time, goodbye.

Ikea, kotona käy kaikki.

This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.

Hello, I'm Ankur Desai, and at 16 GMT on Tuesday, the 10th of March, these are our main stories.

The U.S.

Defense Secretary, Pete Hexer, says today we'll see the most intense strikes on Iran since the war began, and American attacks will continue until Iranian forces are totally defeated.

Meanwhile, the world's biggest oil producer, Saudi Aramco, has warned of catastrophic consequences if the Strait of Hormuz off Iran is blocked for an extended period.

We also hear from some crossing the border into Turkey to sense the mood of Iranians as the conflict continues.

Also in this podcast, authorities in the US state of New Mexico have launched a search in a ranch previously owned by the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

And a new dawn for Nepal as a 35-year-old rapper is set to become the youngest prime minister in the country's history.

For the past 35 years or so, only three parties have been ruling.

Now there is a small glimmer of hope that a new generation will lead us towards progress.

We start in the U.S., where the Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, has said that today Iran will see the heaviest bombardment since the beginning of the war.

At a news conference at the Pentagon, he said American attacks would continue until it was totally defeated.

Mr Hegseth characterised Iran as weakening, saying it was desperate and scrambling, and said it had made a huge mistake by targeting its neighbours.

The ongoing issue of oil prices was also addressed with the threat that if Iran stopped the flow of oil within the Strait of Hormuz, it would be hit harder than ever.