Iran's president apologies for strikes on neighbours
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🗓️ 7 March 2026
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
The Iranian president, Masoud Pezeshkian, has said Iran will stop striking its Arab neighbours as long as no attacks originate from their territory. President Trump has characterised the remark as a surrender in response to relentless US and Israeli attacks.
Also on the programme: President Trump is hosting Latin American leaders for a summit called 'The Shield of The Americas'; and the slow breakdown of one of the world largest icebergs.
(File photo: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian speaks during the 47th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Tehran on February 11, 2026. Credit: Iran's Presidential website/WANA)
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts. |
| 0:09.0 | Hello and welcome to NewsHour from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:11.8 | Coming to you live from London, I'm James Kamar Asami. |
| 0:15.5 | It's coming to the airport. |
| 0:16.9 | To the airport again. |
| 0:17.9 | Yeah, straight to the airport. |
| 0:22.6 | Oh my God. |
| 0:24.5 | Yeah, Arab. |
| 0:25.7 | Yeah, Arab. |
| 0:27.7 | The sound there of an explosion at Dubai International Airport earlier today, |
| 0:32.4 | accompanied by the commentary of a bystander watching a projectile of some description approaching. |
| 0:38.5 | Well, despite that, flights have resumed there, and the authorities in the UAE have posted about what they called a minor incident |
| 0:45.7 | resulting from the fall of debris after an interception, an interception of exactly what they have not said. |
| 0:53.2 | Well, in the week since Israel and the United States launched their joint operation against Iran, |
| 0:58.8 | killing its supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and a raft of top officials. |
| 1:03.7 | The Iranians have been firing missiles and drones at their neighbours in the Gulf. |
| 1:07.4 | They've been attacking not just US military bases and embassies, |
| 1:11.7 | but key sources of energy in the region targeting a pressure point, a key pressure point in the global economy, |
| 1:17.1 | with the apparent aim of pressurizing the US and Israel to end their military campaign. Today, though, |
| 1:22.8 | the Iranian president, Masoud Pezhkian, said sorry. |
| 1:28.1 | I must apologize on my own behalf and on behalf of Iran to the neighboring countries that were |
| 1:33.6 | attacked by Iran. Yesterday, the Interim Leadership Council agreed that no more attacks will be made |
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