US, Iran exchange fire in Strait of Hormuz
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.3 • 8.2K Ratings
🗓️ 8 May 2026
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
The US says it struck Iranian military facilities after Iran targeted American warships crossing the Strait of Hormuz. Tehran claims the US was violating the ceasefire. President Trump says the ceasefire is still intact. Also: Russia prepares to celebrate Victory Day amid fears Ukraine may launch a drone attack. Fashion companies prepare for the introduction of strict new sustainability laws in Europe. We take a closer look at the US immigration crackdown. Protests in Japan over the lifting of restrictions on arms exports. And the British wildlife film maker, David Attenborough, celebrates his 100th birthday.
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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. |
| 0:11.3 | Hello, I'm Ankara, and in the early hours of Friday, the 8th of May, these are our main stories. |
| 0:18.4 | The US says it struck Iranian military facilities |
| 0:21.0 | after Iran tried to attack three American warships |
| 0:24.8 | crossing the Strait of Hormuz. |
| 0:27.3 | Iran says it was retaliating for U.S. violations of the ceasefire. |
| 0:32.4 | There are nerves in Moscow ahead of Russia's annual Victory Day celebrations |
| 0:36.3 | and some are questioning the political future of Vladimir Putin. |
| 0:42.9 | Also in this podcast. |
| 0:45.3 | That crucial moment when our far distant ancestors took a step away from being apes |
| 0:51.8 | and a step towards humanity. |
| 0:54.8 | One of the most recognisable broadcast voices of all time. |
| 0:59.1 | The naturalist and broadcaster David Attenborough celebrates his 100th birthday. |
| 1:04.6 | We hear from some of his closest friends and colleagues. |
| 1:13.5 | We begin with a major development in the Strait of Hormuz, where the US and Iran have exchanged |
| 1:19.9 | fire. The US military says it struck Iranian military facilities after Iran tried to attack |
| 1:26.8 | three American warships crossing the strait. Iran says it |
| 1:30.9 | was retaliating for U.S. violations of the ceasefire. President Trump has described the American |
| 1:36.7 | strikes as a love tap and insisted the ceasefire is still in effect. Iranians, we took our three destroyers, and we rammed them through some pretty big stuff |
| 1:48.8 | today, and we knocked the hell out of them. The destroyers weren't hurt in any way. The people |
| 1:55.0 | weren't hurt, but they were firing at us, so we were firing back at them, and our firepower |
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