UN Security Council demands Iran halt attacks
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.3 • 8.3K Ratings
🗓️ 12 March 2026
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
At a meeting in New York, the UN Security Council has backed a resolution calling for Iran to stop its strikes on Arab Gulf states and Jordan, but making no mention of the US-Israeli bombardment of Iran. It also condemns the blockade of the crucial Strait of Hormuz. Iran's allies China and Russia abstained from the vote. We also hear why US Democrats are calling for a public hearing into the strikes on Iran - one of which is suspected to have hit a girls' school, causing major loss of life. Also, aid agencies are warning of worsening drought in East Africa, scientists discover that bumblebee queens can breathe underwater and, as the Oscars approach, BBC news correspondents talk about their picks for this year's awards.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts. |
| 0:05.5 | This is the Global News podcast from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:11.9 | I'm Celia Hatton, and in the early hours of Thursday, the 12th of March, we bring you the latest on the conflict in the Middle East. |
| 0:19.8 | The UN Security Council has backed a resolution condemning Iran for its retaliatory strikes in the Gulf, |
| 0:26.6 | without mentioning the U.S.-Israeli bombing of the country. |
| 0:30.3 | Democrats in the United States are calling for public hearings on U.S. strikes in Iran, |
| 0:35.7 | and Tehran says the men's national football team |
| 0:38.6 | are not in a position to participate in this year's World Cup. |
| 0:45.0 | Also in this podcast, Chile's politics pivot to the right, the far right, |
| 0:50.5 | as the country's new president takes office. |
| 0:53.3 | And... After years of experiencing the impact of watching a horror movie, |
| 0:58.5 | it doesn't even have to be late at night, it can be during the day. |
| 1:01.1 | I will go to bed and I will wake up screaming. |
| 1:03.7 | What to watch or possibly avoid from this year's Oscar picks. |
| 1:11.0 | At a meeting in New York, the UN Security Council has passed a resolution demanding that |
| 1:16.2 | Iran halts its attacks on Gulf nations, but without mentioning the airstrikes by the U.S. |
| 1:22.3 | and Israel that triggered the war. The resolution was put forward by the six Gulf countries and Jordan. |
| 1:29.1 | They said over the last 12 days they'd collectively faced nearly a thousand Iranian missile |
| 1:35.0 | strikes and 2,500 drone attacks. The resolution also condemned Iran's blockade of the |
| 1:41.9 | crucial strait of Hormuz. |
| 1:49.9 | Bahrain's ambassador to the UN, Jamal Fáleraz al-Ruaya, said support for the resolution sent a clear message of unity. |
| 1:52.6 | For the last 12 days, Iranian drones and missiles have been striking innocent civilians |
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