US launches fresh strikes on Iran
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.3 • 8.3K Ratings
🗓️ 12 July 2026
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
The US has carried out more strikes on Iran after accusing it of attacking a container ship passing through the Strait of Hormuz. Diplomatic efforts continue to solve the crisis, with talks held between the Omani and Iranian foreign ministers. Also: the Trump administration issues subpoenas to journalists who wrote an article about Air Force One; we're in the western Canadian province of Alberta as people there consider the idea of becoming an independent state; the US government pays compensation for the first time to staff affected by "Havana Syndrome"; Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukraine kill at least seven and wound dozens; and why some people are welcoming a bid by the satirical website The Onion to convert the right-wing conspiracy platform Infowars into a parody of itself.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, podcasts. |
| 0:05.5 | This is the Global News Podcasts from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:12.4 | I'm Charlotte Gallagher, and in the early hours of Sunday, the 12th of July, these are our main stories. |
| 0:18.9 | The US launches more airstrikes against Iran, as Tehran says it shut the strait of Hormuz again. What next for the diplomatic efforts to resolve this? The Trump administration issues subpoenas to several journalists after an article questioned how safe the new Air Force One is. |
| 0:38.1 | And we'll get the latest on the wildfires ripping through southern Spain. |
| 0:45.3 | Also in this podcast, we're in the Western Canadian province of Alberta, as people there consider breaking away. |
| 0:53.1 | I think we're all very worried that Alberta's politics could be consumed by this forever |
| 0:57.9 | if it's a little close and it looks like maybe there's a trend towards separatism. |
| 1:02.8 | And we hear about a bid by a satirical website to convert the right-wing conspiracy platform Info Wars into a parody of itself. |
| 1:16.3 | We begin with the news that the US has launched another round of strikes against Iran. |
| 1:21.5 | The US Central Command said it was in response to an Iranian attack on a container ship crossing the Strait of Hormuz. |
| 1:29.0 | A little earlier, Iran said it had closed the strait until further notice. State media said |
| 1:34.8 | the Revolutionary Guards Navy had fired a warning shot at a vessel. It said attempt to sail an |
| 1:40.6 | unapproved route. Meanwhile, talks aimed at opening up the strait have been held in Oman, |
| 1:46.4 | attended by the Iranian foreign minister, but not the US. Kachayar Janadi of BBC Persian is following |
| 1:53.1 | developments. He told me more about the US strikes. According to Sandcom, the US Central Command |
| 1:59.5 | in the Middle East, at 7.15 p.m. Eastern time, |
| 2:03.6 | American forces started their third round of strikes this week against Iranian positions in the northern shores of the Persian Gulf. |
| 2:12.3 | And these attacks were in response to an earlier attack by Iranian forces against a container ship with a Cyprus flag |
| 2:20.5 | called GFS Galaxy. Apparently the attack has resulted in a missing of one of the crew members |
| 2:27.8 | and the ship is not able to move because the engine room is on fire. So the Americans announced |
| 2:33.0 | that in retaliation to this attack, |
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