Hello everyone and welcome to Amunpur. Here's what's coming up.

The widening Middle East war is creating a humanitarian crisis in Lebanon as Israel ramps up its strikes against Iran and Hezbollah.

The Lebanese Justice Minister joins me for an exclusive interview.

Then, both Iran and the United States claim to be launching their, quote, most intense operations

yet. Iranian political analyst Mustafa Danishgar and Revolutionary Guard scholar Mariam Alemzaa

there joined me. Plus, they are definitely leaning toward an in-and-out scenario.

Now, easier said than done. I'm someone who's covered the Middle East for 15 years.

I know that these conflicts can spiral out of control almost overnight. This is already looking that way.

Atlantic staff writer Vivian Salama speaks to Walter Isaacson about the dangers of America getting into a war with no clear plan to end it.

The Welcome to the program, everyone. I'm Christiana Manpur in London.

The US-Israel war on Iran is expanding and regional leaders and aid agency a warning

that humanitarian disaster is looming as well.

In Iran, Israel hit a residential area in the capital overnight, as well as places in the north.

The UN says it is seriously concerned about the health of the people there.

After strikes on Tehran's oil depots this weekend, led to toxic oil-filled rain falling on people across the city.

In Lebanon, Israel is pounding southern Beirut, going after what it says are Hezbollah

targets.

There were more mass evacuations from there, and nearly 700,000 people have already been

displaced.

The Lebanese government has reportedly asked Israel

to pause its attacks and start some negotiations, but Israel, it says, has refused. As this war expands,

global trade and energy are also under increasing threat. The U.S. says it has destroyed Iranian

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