US launches fresh attacks on Iran
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.3 • 8.3K Ratings
🗓️ 11 June 2026
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
The United States says it's now completed the latest wave of airstrikes on Iran early Thursday morning local time. Iran says it responded with attacks of its own. Earlier on Wednesday, President Trump promised to keep up military pressure on Tehran because Iranian leaders were taking “too long to negotiate”. Also, on the eve of the men's football World Cup kicking off in Mexico the boss of FIFA, Gianni Infantino, has defended the handling of the event amid mounting criticism. Billionaire Microsoft founder, Bill Gates, has faced a US congressional committee keen to learn more about his relationship with the dead sex offender, Jeffery Epstein. In Northern Ireland, crowds gathered for a second night of anti-immigration unrest in parts of Belfast, following a stabbing in the city. And Nigeria is preparing to repatriate its citizens from South Africa following weeks of protests and attacks on illegal migrants across the country.
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| 0:24.1 | This is the Global News podcast from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:30.0 | I'm Alex Ritson, and in the early hours of Thursday, June the 11th, these are our main stories. |
| 0:36.6 | The US military strikes multiple targets in Iran |
| 0:39.4 | after President Trump expresses exasperation with peace talks. |
| 0:44.1 | The head of FIFA Gianni Infantino has defended the organisation |
| 0:47.8 | of the Football World Cup on the eve of the opening ceremony. |
| 0:51.9 | Riot has clashed with police for a second night |
| 0:54.4 | near a migrant hotel in Northern Ireland. |
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| 1:01.4 | I was foolish to spend time with him. |
| 1:03.3 | I was one of many people who regret ever knowing him. |
| 1:06.1 | Bill Gates is grilled by US lawmakers |
| 1:08.9 | over his connections with the dead sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. |
| 1:16.7 | The US military has carried out a wave of fresh strikes on Iran after President Trump said American forces would hit the country hard. |
| 1:25.7 | US Central Command said the attacks had targeted military |
| 1:28.6 | surveillance capabilities, communications systems and air defense sites across Iran. Both sides |
| 1:35.5 | have been exchanging fire this week after the downing of a U.S. helicopter on Monday. |
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