Iran president apologises for striking neighbours
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This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.
I'm Charlotte Gallagher, and this is an extra edition of the Global News Podcast to update you on the developments in the U.S.-Israel war with Iran on Saturday, the 7th of March. Today's main stories. The Iranian president, Massoud Peshashkian, says Iran will stop striking its Arab neighbors as long as no attacks originate from their territory. President Trump has characterized the remark as a surrender in response to relentless U.S.
What did the Iranian president say about striking its neighbors?
and Israeli bombardment. And we'll hear from northern Iraq, where Kurdish-Iranian opposition groups have been coming under attack.
And... I'm located in the very centre, close to the compound of the supreme leader that was actually attacking the first moment of the Israel and American attack. I feel like it was like two streets from my house.
One Tehran resident tells us about her experience of the war so far. As the US-Israel war with Iran enters its second week, the Iranian president has apologised to Iran's Arab neighbours for striking them with missiles and drones. Arab countries hosting US military bases are adamant they've not allowed them to be used to launch attacks against Iran. Several Gulf countries also tried to dissuade Washington from starting its bombing campaign. In a televised speech, President Massoud Pesachkian said attacks would stop as long as no attacks come from those countries.
I should apologise to the neighbouring countries that were attacked by Iran on my own behalf.
How did President Trump respond to Iran's apology?
What happened was that our commanders and our leader lost their lives following the barbaric aggression and our armed forces, the champions that are sacrificing their lives to defend our territorial integrity, fired at will, because their commanders were absent and did whatever was necessary. They proudly and powerfully defended our homeland.
On Friday, President Trump said only Iran's unconditional surrender would end hostilities, but President Pesachkir Khan ruled that out.
that we surrender unconditionally, they should take that dream to their graves. What we are committed to are international law, human frameworks, and the principles they talk about. They should be committed to those principles.
Our chief international correspondent, Lise Doucette, who was reporting from Iran not long ago, listened to the president's speech.
The president is known for trying to strike conciliatory tones. You may remember that during the major protests, which were put down with lethal force, he apologised for the government's shortcomings, at least in economic matters, not in political ones.
What is the situation in northern Iraq regarding Kurdish Iranian opposition groups?
And here he is again now today offering a conciliatory tone, apologising to neighbouring states, particularly in the Gulf, which have been coming under attack by Iranian forces. But he made it clear that this was not just his gesture. He said that a decision had been made by Iran's current leadership. It's a three-man interim leadership council, and they had decided that they would make this clear to neighboring states. And he had this interesting explanation, and we heard of it earlier from the foreign minister, Abbas Sarakhi, when he was embarrassed that Oman, which is a key mediator for a long time, had also been hit by Iranian strikes. And he said that the command had been decentralized. So again, Pashishyan said that army officers, he said, had been firing at will in the absence of a top command.
So I want to suggest that they're going to try to make their decisions a bit more consolidated if they can. But there was still the caveat that if attacks by the US or Israel originate in countries with military bases, they would still be a target. So it's not clear what impact it will have.
What insights did a Tehran resident share about the war's impact?
And it's been brushed off by President Trump. Yes, and I should say that the decision of the leadership and his apology is in response to the fury among Arab leaders. I spoke to a senior official in the Gulf yesterday, and he said they were absolutely shocked by Iran's strikes and said it would take decades for this rupture to be healed, that there was no going back.
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Chapters
8 chapters
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–1:23
2
What did the Iranian president say about striking its neighbors?
1:23–2:34
3
How did President Trump respond to Iran's apology?
2:34–3:44
4
What is the situation in northern Iraq regarding Kurdish Iranian opposition groups?
3:44–4:53
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What insights did a Tehran resident share about the war's impact?
4:53–5:48
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What led to Iran's recent attacks on its neighbors?
5:48–6:52
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How are Arab leaders reacting to Iran's military actions?
6:52–7:55
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What are the implications of the conflict for Iraq?
7:55–22:24
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