Highest daily strike total on Iran, says US
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.3 • 8.3K Ratings
🗓️ 13 March 2026
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
As the bombardment of Iran continues, the American defence secretary, Pete Hegseth, says the US is decimating Iran's military, as it plans to carry out more strikes than on any other day so far. There is growing criticism in Europe of Washington's decision to ease sanctions on Russian oil in a bid to counter rising oil prices linked to the US and Israel's war with Iran. Also: calls for tighter regulation around children's toys powered by AI; we hear from two contenders hoping to become the next mayor of Paris; and how a lack of snow is impacting this year's Winter Paralympics.
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| 0:29.5 | Hello, I'm Ankara Desai and at 16 hours, GMT on Friday the 13th of March, these are our main |
| 0:36.0 | stories. As the bombardment of Iran continues, the American Defense Secretary has said the U.S. plans |
| 0:42.3 | to carry out more strikes today than on any other day so far. |
| 0:47.0 | There's growing criticism in Europe of Washington's decision to ease sanctions on Russian |
| 0:51.3 | oil in a bid to counter rising prices linked to the war with Iran. |
| 0:57.9 | Also in this podcast, |
| 1:00.1 | Hi there, how are you today? |
| 1:01.5 | What's something you love to see? |
| 1:03.9 | A unicorns are magical creatures. |
| 1:07.6 | Calls for tighter regulation around children's toys powered by AI. |
| 1:11.9 | And Fred Warburton is a visually impaired skier. |
| 1:14.3 | Describe the conditions on his run earlier in the week as like a slush puppy. |
| 1:19.3 | So it is causing some difficulties on the slopes. |
| 1:22.9 | Concern as a lack of snow impacts this year's Winter Paralympics. |
| 1:47.8 | As the war with Iran reaches the two-week mark, the US says it, and its ally Israel, are carrying out their busiest day of missile strikes on the country, including the capital Tehran. The latest strikes coincide with a pro-government rally, marking Kudsday, |
| 1:53.2 | the last Friday of Ramadan, during which thousands chanted Allah-u-Aqabar and death to America. |
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