US military launches wave of attacks against Iran
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.3 • 8.3K Ratings
🗓️ 15 July 2026
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
US Central Command says its latest barrage of strikes against Iran is designed to degrade Tehran's military capacity to attack commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. President Trump warns military strikes will intensify if Iran does not cooperate in peace talks, and both sides threaten further escalation to gain control over the key shipping lane.
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Photo: a screengrab from a video obtained from social media on July 15 shows a view shortly before what U.S. Central Command say was a U.S. strike on Iran. Location and date not verified. Credit: U.S. Central Command/via REUTERS
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts. |
| 0:05.6 | This is the Global News podcast from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:10.6 | Hello, I'm Oliver Conway. We're recording this at 15 hours GMT on Wednesday, the 15th of July. |
| 0:16.6 | The US says it's launched another wave of strikes against Iran as they battle for control of the Strait of Hormuz. |
| 0:23.0 | Australia announces wide-ranging plans to regulate AI, including restrictions on data centers. |
| 0:29.1 | And Bolivia investigates the alleged recruitment of Bolivian men to fight for Russia. |
| 0:35.7 | Also in the podcast? |
| 0:36.8 | By some kind of miracle, the diameter of that plastic tip fit perfectly in that hole and arm the engine and save their lives. |
| 0:46.4 | The pen that helped rescue the Apollo Moon mission. |
| 0:54.1 | Are the US and Iran getting closer to a resumption of all-out war in their battle for control of the Strait of Hormuz? |
| 1:01.6 | The American military says it's launched another wave of daytime strikes today after a fourth night of attacks. |
| 1:08.0 | The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps said it had targeted American military sites in Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan. Media attacks. The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps said it had targeted American military |
| 1:11.7 | sites in Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan. Media tally suggests 35 people have been killed in Iran in the |
| 1:18.0 | past week. The U.S. says Iran has attacked seven ships, leaving nearly a dozen crew dead, |
| 1:24.5 | injured or missing. At the same time, the two nations are stepping up their rhetoric. |
| 1:29.1 | President Trump renewed his threats to destroy Iran's bridges and power plants, |
| 1:33.8 | while Iran says it could cut off other transit routes beyond the Strait of Hormuz. |
| 1:38.5 | So what happens now? Hosam Zaki is a veteran Arab diplomat. |
| 1:42.5 | We often condemn the Iranians, rightly so, |
| 1:45.8 | but we also need to understand where the US is going with all of this. |
| 1:49.6 | It is understood that the US does not want to have the Iranians dictate any terms, |
| 1:57.3 | not related to the trait of Hormuz, but also not related to the region in general. |
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