Celia Hatton

This is the Global News Podcast. Turning to the situation inside Iran. The Iranian Red Crescent says nearly 800 people have been killed in the offensive so far, although one human rights organization is putting that number at more than a thousand. Let's get some more human stories now. We want to bring you a clearer picture of how Iran's population are coping with the conflict. These people spoke after crossing into neighboring Turkey.

Olen tullut Teheran kautta ja on paljon kaasua kaupungissa. Meillä on paljon missauksia ja säästöjä Yhdysvallan ja Israelin kautta. En ole poliitikassa, mutta tiedän, että se saa ihmisille paljon sydämeniä. Kuulemme jotain poliisia kaupungin ulkopuolella, mutta ei kaupungin sisällä.

Berang Tajdin. And we have more from BBC Persian on our YouTube channel. Search for BBC News on YouTube and you'll find Global News Podcast in the podcast section. There's a new story available every weekday. A few minutes ago we heard the voices of Iranians who just left the country and crossed into Turkey. And there are concerns that if the war continues, much larger numbers of people might flee abroad.

You mentioned that the border is open for now where you are. I mean, are there wider concerns that there might be a large number of Iranians trying to cross out of Iran if the war grinds on? It's not a concern you detect. It seems that sort of Turkish authorities are controlling things for now and the numbers are manageable. And of course Iran...

James Waterhouse in Eastern Turkey. In another development, Turkey said NATO air defenses had destroyed an Iranian ballistic missile, which was heading towards Turkish airspace. The defense ministry in Ankara warned all parties to refrain from taking any steps that could cause the conflict to spread further.

Yhdistämällä fokussamme hieman, on iso kurdallinen populaatio, joka lähtee rannasta Iranista ja Irakista, Syyliin ja Turkkiin, kuten James juuri mainitsi. Tällaisia kurdeja on suuri osa Iranian regiimiä, ja se on jotain, mitä amerikkalaiset ovat huomioineet.

President Trump spoke to Kurdish leaders in Iraq by phone this week, and today there are reports that he suggested that Kurdish forces launch an insurgency to help topple Tehran's government. Jiar Golv from BBC Persian is following developments from Tel Aviv.

Iranian Kurdish oppositions based in Iraqi Kurdistan. BBC Persians, GR Gold. And that's all from us for now. If you want to get in touch, you can email us at globalpodcast at bbc.co.uk. You can also find us on X at BBC World Service. Use the hashtag Global News Pod. And don't forget our sister podcast, 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 Rebecca Wood. The editor is Karen Martin. I'm Celia Hatton. Until next time, goodbye.

Jenkeissä käymäni markkinointikurssi oli life-changing juttu. Ja tästä edessä me mennään international ja in English, jota puhun fluently. Puhut miten? Kyllä. Mikä on meidän seuraava slogan? Prisma. Valikoimat isot, hinnat pienet. No, nyt se on. Prisma. Selections big, prices little. Little. Little prices, yes. Prisma. Big selection, little prices.

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

I'm Celia Hatton, and it's 1600 GMT on Tuesday, the 3rd of March. These are our main stories. Israel says it's carrying out simultaneous strikes in Tehran and Beirut. With the US-Israeli war with Iran threatening the oil and gas supply chain, it's not only Middle Eastern countries facing an uncertain future. South Korea needs oil and gas to run its power generators and also to feed its enormous petrochemical industry. It's a huge part of South Korean economy.

And we go to Nigeria to look at deep divisions within the Anglican church over the appointment of the first female archbishop of Canterbury.

Day four of the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran and day four two of the fallout from that conflict. We're focusing this edition on what's happening in the region, but also how the war is being viewed far away from its original Iranian targets. Israel has launched a new wave of airstrikes on Tehran and on the Lebanese capital, Beirut. The Israeli military has held a briefing. Nadav Shoshani is a spokesperson.

Hundreds of people have fled their homes in Beirut. And Israel has warned that thousands of people in villages near the border must also go. The Lebanese army is reported to be pulling back from positions in the south. Our correspondent Lina Sinjab is in Beirut. I've just come down to the promenade on the seaside of Beirut. This is an area that's normally known for people enjoying the seaside, but now...

Jolan Nell. In Iran the United States says its forces have destroyed Revolutionary Guard command and control facilities as well as air defence capabilities and missile and drone launch sites. The Israeli military says it has bombed the presidential office in Tehran.

Iran's Red Crescent says 787 people have been killed in the country since the airstrikes began on Saturday. The authorities in Tehran are staying defiant. They say the gates of hell will open more and more on the U.S. and Israel. Gonche Habibi Azad from BBC Persian spoke to Clive Myrie about the messages the service had been receiving from people inside Iran. Clive is reporting from Israel at the moment.

Gonche Habibi-Azad BBC-Persian puheenjohtaja.

Nearly 500 bishops are meeting in the capital, Abuja. But the appointment of Archbishop Mullali has deepened divisions in the Anglican church. Some conservative Christians insist only men should serve as bishops. BBC's Lebo de Seco reports from the Nigerian city of Lagos.

Common ground might be hard to find. The relationship between the First Anglican Church and the rest of the world is looking increasingly precarious. Lebo de Seco. Still to come in this podcast. These are really unimaginable images that are about as shocking for people living and doing business here as it would be to see a city like Miami being bombed. The emotional effects of war.