Israel conducts air strikes on military targets in Iran
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.3 • 8.2K Ratings
🗓️ 26 October 2024
⏱️ 16 minutes
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Summary
Israel has hit Iran with what it called "precise and targeted" air strikes and warned Tehran not to retaliate. Iranian state media have played down the damage from the attacks. We consider what the impact will be.
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| 0:00.0 | This is a global news podcast from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:06.4 | I'm Charlotte Gallagher and at 430 GMT on Saturday the 26th of October |
| 0:12.2 | this is a special edition to cover the latest news in the Middle East. |
| 0:17.0 | The Israeli army says it's conducted airstrikes on military targets in Iran. |
| 0:22.0 | Explosions have been heard in the capital. |
| 0:24.0 | Israel says it had to defend itself. |
| 0:31.0 | Like every other sovereign country in the world the state of Israel |
| 0:35.8 | has the right and the duty to respond. So far Iran has played down the effect of the strikes, while the US has said it had no involvement. |
| 0:47.0 | We'll consider what the impact will be and whether Iran will retaliate. |
| 1:00.0 | explosions have been heard across the Iranian capital Tehran as three waves of airstrikes were launched by Israel overnight. |
| 1:02.8 | The Israeli army says the attacks targeted military air bases and Iran's |
| 1:15.3 | missile manufacturing facilities. The airstrikes have been expected since Iran |
| 1:20.0 | launched a ballistic missile attack on Israel on October 1st. |
| 1:24.0 | Daniel Hagari is from the Israeli Defence Forces. |
| 1:27.0 | The Israel Defence Forces has fulfilled its mission. |
| 1:31.0 | If the regime in Iran were to make the mistake of beginning a new |
| 1:36.9 | round of escalation, we will be obligated to respond. Our message is clear. All those who threaten the state of Israel and |
| 1:47.0 | seek to drag the region into wider escalation will pay a heavy price. |
| 1:54.0 | We demonstrated today that we have both the capability and the resolve to act decisively, |
| 2:02.0 | and we are prepared on offense and defense to defend the state of |
| 2:08.5 | Israel and the people of Israel. Our Middle East regional was hit in these three rounds of |
| 2:19.2 | strikes. We had a statement by the Israeli military spokesman Daniel Hagari. |
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