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Cheat Sheet with Ridge & Frost
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🗓️ 2 March 2026
⏱️ 12 minutes
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Summary
Donald Trump has repeated claims that the US is prepared to continue its attacks on Iran for several weeks.
This follows a tense weekend in the Middle East as a new conflict began on Saturday morning with the US and Israel striking cities across Iran, calling for its people to remove the regime.
The RAF base Akrotiri has been hit by a suspected drone strike the Ministry of Defence has confirmed.
People granted asylum in the UK will have their refugee status reviewed every 30 months, the home secretary is to announce today.
The chaos in the Middle East has provided a distraction for Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer following another difficult weekend when it comes to domestic politics.
And finally - could Hearts be the first club since Sir Alex Ferguson's Aberdeen in 1985 to win the Scottish Premiership that was not Rangers or Celtic.
Sophy and Wilf has the day's news in just 10 minutes.
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| 0:40.6 | President Trump says the US military will continue its attack on Iran for several weeks. |
| 0:46.4 | Meanwhile, an RAF base in Cyprus has been hit by a suspected Iranian drone attack in response. |
| 0:53.7 | Hello, you're listening to Cheatset, a 10-minute news podcast. |
| 0:57.3 | It is Monday the 2nd March. |
| 0:59.2 | I'm Sophie Ridge. |
| 1:00.0 | And I'm Wilfred Frost. |
| 1:01.2 | Also today, a massive result in Scottish football late yesterday. |
| 1:07.4 | So what's happened on Iran? |
| 1:08.7 | Well, President Trump has repeated his claim that the US is prepared to continue its attacks on Iran for several weeks. There are reports of suspected explosions in lots of different places, including, of course, the suspected Iranian drone strike in Cyprus. Willf, what stands out to you this morning? |
| 1:29.8 | I think as we dwell a couple of days on, |
| 1:32.8 | in terms of the international aspect of all of this, |
| 1:35.6 | the first is another extraordinary display |
| 1:38.9 | of America's military might and precision. |
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