US launches fresh attacks on Iran
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This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Alex Ritson, and in the early hours of Thursday, June 11th, these are our main stories. The US military strikes multiple targets in Iran after President Trump expresses exasperation with peace talks.
What triggered the latest wave of US airstrikes on Iran?
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Bill Gates is grilled by US lawmakers over his connections with the dead sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The US military has carried out a wave of fresh strikes on Iran after President Trump said American forces would hit the country hard. US Central Command said the attacks had targeted military surveillance capabilities, communications systems and air defence sites across Iran. Both sides have been exchanging fire this week after the downing of a US helicopter on Monday. Hours before the latest strikes, President Trump accused Tehran of taking too long to sign a peace deal, while the Iranian Foreign Ministry accused the US of damaging the diplomatic process through contradictory messages. Mr Trump's position was echoed by his Defence Secretary, Pete Hegseth.
As President Trump said, they've been tap, tap, tapping. You can see when someone's trying to tap, tap, tap on a deal. Instead, they're going to have tap, tap, tap bombs dropping on key facilities in Iran from the United States of America. And that's not because we want to restart anything. We don't have to restart. It's because we are, the War Department is prepared to set the terms to ensure that we get the kind of deal President Trump expects.
Tehran says it responded to the latest attacks by launching strikes of its own and has declared the Strait of Hormuz completely closed to all vessels following the US strikes. The latest tit-for-tat attacks leave the fragile ceasefire that's been in place since early April hanging in the balance. I heard more from our correspondent in Washington, Thomas Morgan. Well, you mentioned that the US say that they've concluded their attacks, but we understand that the IRGC, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, have responded by attacking US bases in Kuwait and Bahrain, describing it as punishment for the attacks early in the evening in southern attack. Now, the US Central Command said the strikes tonight were due to the unwarranted and continued aggression shown by Iran.
As I mentioned, they responded were striking areas in the southern area of the country near the Strait of Hormuz, targeting coastal posts and police command, but also areas around Tehran as well, really. You heard a clip there from Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth He also said that if they needed to negotiate with bombs, they would negotiate with bombs, the US. And that's certainly what has happened tonight. I think we're in this constant state of back and forth, really, not only in terms of who shoots first, but also a war of words, especially on social media. Who did attack first? Who hasn't attacked? I mean, earlier this evening, Iran had said that they'd attacked a US warship and the Strait of Hormuz was completely closed.
Then the U.S. Central Command issued posts on social media saying that, in fact, none of their warships had been fired upon. And the strait was open to commercial ships as long as they weren't going in and out of Iran, clearly trying to posture and say, look, we are in control here. I think in reality... You know, the US are desperate for a deal to be done. President Trump is desperate for a deal to be signed, a peace agreement. He keeps saying that that deal is close, but the evidence doesn't seem to show as much really as these violent escalations keep happening every night since Monday. I think the question for Donald Trump is how long is he going to continue like this?
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Chapters
6 chapters
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:58
2
What triggered the latest wave of US airstrikes on Iran?
0:58–6:17
3
What controversies surround the FIFA World Cup opening in Mexico?
6:17–6:55
4
What is the current situation regarding anti-immigration unrest in Northern Ireland?
6:55–13:22
5
Why is Nigeria repatriating its citizens from South Africa?
13:22–15:33
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How did Iran respond to the US military actions?
15:33–28:26
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