US-Israeli strikes across Tehran
Newshour
BBC
4.2 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 13 March 2026
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
The massive bombardment of Iran is continuing with explosions heard across Tehran. Iranian state television reported a major blast near where thousands of Iranians are taking part in a Quds Day rally - an annual march in support of Palestinians and opposing Israel. One person is reported to have been killed. There is also growing criticism in Europe of Washington's decision to ease sanctions on Russian oil in a bid to counter rising oil prices caused by the US and Israel's war with Iran.
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(Photo: Iranians collect their belongings among the rubble of their damaged residential buildings in central Tehran, Iran, 12 March 2026. Credit: EPA)
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, radio, podcasts. |
| 0:10.3 | Hello and welcome to NewsHour from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:14.1 | We're coming to you live from London. |
| 0:15.8 | I'm Leila Nafu. |
| 0:17.3 | Let us start in Iran, where it is Kud's Day, the final Friday of the Holy Month of Ramadan, |
| 0:22.8 | when rallies are held in support of Palestinians. |
| 0:25.9 | Despite Israel's continued bombardment of the capital Tehran, |
| 0:29.3 | crowds have still gathered to mark the occasion. |
| 0:32.1 | Iran's chief justice, Golam Hussein Morseni Ejai, was among them, |
| 0:36.6 | and speaking to state TV TV when a strike hit. |
| 0:41.8 | God willing, while we are unable to match the enthusiasm of the public, |
| 0:46.3 | we want to be with the people, side by side, until the last breath, |
| 0:50.9 | until the last moment, stand against the enemy, |
| 0:56.3 | people aren't scared of these knocks. |
| 1:05.7 | The people are aware. Under this rain, under this bombardment, they will never back down. |
| 1:10.4 | You heard the explosion in the background of that clip. Well, meanwhile, in Washington, the U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegsseth has been speaking at a press conference, |
| 1:15.1 | claiming the U.S. was decimating Iran's military. |
| 1:17.6 | Every tool of AI, of cyber, of space, EW, counter UAS, you name it, we're employing it. |
| 1:24.0 | Blinding, confusing, and deceiving our enemy. Because we know who the good guys are here, |
| 1:31.0 | and the American people do too. And that makes my job simple. I serve God, the troops, the country, |
| 1:37.7 | the Constitution, and the President of the United States, and answer only to those, all in service |
| 1:43.4 | of victory on the battlefield and the military |
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