Energy infrastructure targeted in Iran strikes
Newshour
BBC
4.2 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 8 March 2026
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
The United States and Israel have continued their bombardment of Iran for a ninth day. Thick plumes of black smoke were seen in the skies above Tehran as the US and Israel struck an oil refinery and depot in the capital. We'll bring you the latest in the war including from the second front in southern Lebanon.
Also in the programme: a high-ranking executive at OpenAI has resigned over the company's deal with the US government; and India has retained the men's T20 cricket World Cup title.
(Picture: Thick plumes of smoke rise above the Shahran oil refinery in Tehran which was hit in US and Israeli strikes on the country. Credit: BEDIN TAHERKENAREH/EPA/Shutterstock)
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, radio, podcasts. |
| 0:10.0 | Hello and welcome to NewsHour from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:14.3 | Coming to you live from London, I'm Regina Videnarthen. |
| 0:23.3 | Thick plumes of black smoke rise above Tehran |
| 0:27.1 | as the US and Israel strike an oil refinery and a depot in the capital. |
| 0:33.1 | The targeting of energy infrastructure for the first time |
| 0:36.4 | is the latest escalation in this ongoing conflict. |
| 0:40.4 | In a moment, we'll explore the health impacts. |
| 0:43.4 | Well, hundreds of other targets across Iran have also been struck. |
| 0:47.5 | Iran's red crescent says more than 1,300 people have now been killed since the war began. |
| 0:53.8 | Iran continues to retaliate, firing more drones |
| 0:56.5 | and rockets at Israel, Kuwait and other Gulf states, with more casualties across the region. |
| 1:03.3 | All of this, as clerics in Tehran say they have decided who will replace the supreme leader |
| 1:08.5 | Ayatollah Ali Khomeini, who was killed in US-Israeli strikes last week, |
| 1:13.7 | although his successor has yet to be named. |
| 1:17.0 | Well, our world news correspondent Joe Inwood reports with the latest on the conflict. |
| 1:22.9 | It is long after sunset in Tehran, but the skies over the city have an orange glow. |
| 1:28.8 | Huge fires are raging. |
| 1:31.0 | The result of US and Israeli airstrikes on Iran's oil industry. |
| 1:35.6 | It was a terrifying sight for those who witnessed it |
| 1:38.1 | and shared their experiences with the BBC's Persian service. |
| 1:42.1 | Their words are spoken by producers. |
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