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Israel and Iran: where is the conflict heading? – Today in Focus extra

Today in Focus

The Guardian

Daily News, News

4.65.7K Ratings

🗓️ 20 June 2025

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

The Guardian’s senior international correspondent Julian Borger reports from Tel Aviv as the Israel-Iran conflict enters its second week and the world awaits Donald Trump’s decision on whether the US will enter the war. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Transcript

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0:00.0

This is The Guardian.

0:06.0

This afternoon, an update.

0:08.1

The latest on Israel's war with Iran and why Donald Trump is taking his time to decide

0:13.7

whether to join it.

0:36.5

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1:08.6

on the ground, but a war of drones and jets and hypersonic missiles.

1:14.4

From afar, it can be difficult to tell what exactly is going on. Tens of thousands of Iranian

1:20.1

civilians on the move, parts of Tel Aviv left in rubble, and Donald Trump reveling in the suspense

1:27.1

of whether the US wades in.

1:30.7

But eight days in, we're starting to see what shape this conflict is taking and why Trump

1:38.2

doesn't need to rush his decision.

1:41.5

From The Guardian, I'm Michael Safi.

1:43.6

Today in focus, the Israel-Iran War enters its second week.

1:54.2

Julian Borgia, you're in Jaffa in Israel at the moment. You're the Guardian's senior international

1:59.0

correspondent and so far you've been our guide to this conflict. Most of us will have been tracking headlines over the moment. You're the Guardian Senior International correspondent, and so far you've been our

2:00.9

guide to this conflict. Most of us will have been tracking headlines over the past few days

2:05.6

about Israeli attacks on Iran, Iranian reprisals. Take me through what's been happening

2:11.5

and what this war is now, eight days in. What's been happening in last few days is that the Israeli Air Force have

2:19.4

found themselves in a position where they can operate pretty much unchallenged over a large

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