Vivian Neerheim
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9 appearances
1 recordings
1 series
first heard Mar 2026
last heard 5 Mar
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Over the last few days, we've seen, you know, five-star hotels catch fire in Dubai.
You know, we've seen major global airports shut down because they've been targeted by Iranian missiles and drones.
We've seen people fleeing through the land borders of countries that have long been safe, like the UAE and Qatar, trying to find any escape route.
Vivian Neerheim is the Times Gulf bureau chief.
Iranian officials say that the reason they've been shooting these, you know, hundreds of missiles and drones at the Gulf countries is because they host these American military bases, right?
And they claim that they're only targeting American military installations, American embassies, American soldiers.
Of course, on the ground, what we're seeing is a bit wider, and it's hard to speculate about what the motivation is, but it's undeniable that by spraying missiles and drones all over the Gulf, which is this incredibly important node in the global economy...
The Iranian government is raising the cost of the war for President Trump.
And while they have really kind of robust air defense systems supplied by the United States and European countries, no one's air defense systems are perfect in dealing with drones.
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