Iran protests: hundreds feared dead
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.3 • 8.3K Ratings
🗓️ 11 January 2026
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
A medic at one Tehran hospital reported "direct shots to the heads of the young people, to their hearts as well", while a doctor said an eye hospital in the capital had gone into crisis mode. Despite this, large crowds have returned to the streets of Iran's capital, including entire families with children, defying increasingly severe warnings from the authorities.
Also: the US military has carried out 'Operation Hawkeye' strikes in Syria against the Islamic State, as revenge for the killing of two American soldiers. We hear from Venezuelans who have fled to Colombia, after the capture of President Nicolás Maduro. Why a deadly train crash in 2023 in Greece could lead frustrated voters to turn to new political options in the 2027 election. The case of a Google employee made redundant after reporting sexual harassment. Why a rare Superman comic that was once stolen from Nicolas Cage has sold for $15m. And how much are dogs eavesdropping on us?
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, radio, podcasts. |
| 0:05.6 | This is the Global News podcast from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:11.8 | I'm Chris Barrow, and at 4GMT, these are our main stories. |
| 0:15.8 | A picture of violence and horror is emerging in Iran as anti-government protests continue across the country. |
| 0:22.2 | The US military has carried out strikes in Syria against the Islamic State |
| 0:26.1 | as revenge for the killing of two American soldiers. |
| 0:29.5 | We hear from Venezuelans who fled to Colombia after the capture of the President |
| 0:33.4 | Nicholas Maduro. |
| 0:37.8 | Also in this podcast, |
| 0:39.2 | I get some very funny stories of owners telling me they were thinking of ordering a pizza |
| 0:43.2 | and they were talking between them, and then the dog ran into the room with their toy named pizza. |
| 0:48.0 | How dogs learned to understand words by eavesdropping. |
| 0:51.4 | And later, I actually got to hold it in my hands. It was an incredible thrill as a comics fan all my life |
| 0:56.9 | to have this piece of history in my hands. They did take it off me again, mind. |
| 1:01.3 | Find out what makes a Superman comic worth $15 million. |
| 1:10.8 | Large crowds have returned to the streets of Iran's capital Tehran as anti-government protests spread across the country, |
| 1:17.4 | despite increasingly severe warnings from the authorities. |
| 1:26.1 | Witnesses say families, including children, are taking part. |
| 1:30.3 | In his latest comments, President Trump, has said Washington, in his words, stood ready to help. |
| 1:35.4 | So what could a US intervention look like? |
| 1:37.8 | David Petraeus is a former CIA director. |
| 1:40.9 | There are numerous options all the way from diplomatic and informational, |
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