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This Is Why

What's Iran up to?

This Is Why

Sky News

News, Daily News, News Commentary

4.0552 Ratings

🗓️ 12 August 2024

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

Middle Eastern nations are scrambling to protect a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas and prevent a regional conflict.   

There are reports of imminent Iranian and Hezbollah retaliation on Israel, as the United States moves military assets to the region.  

Joining Niall Paterson on the Sky News Daily is our Middle East correspondent Alistair Bunkall, and military expert Michael Clarke, to hear about the mood in Jerusalem, the risks of war, and what Iran what might be about to do.         
 
Producer: Soila Apparicio 
Editor: Philly Beaumont 

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1:06.2

of course, even the Hamas attack on Israel on the 7th of October. But then came the assassination of Hamas

1:12.4

leader Ismail Hania. And now nations from around the globe are battling to prevent the tension

1:18.3

transforming into something much, much worse. Hania was assassinated by an explosive device

1:24.8

smuggled into his guesthouse in Tehran,

1:29.8

Israel presumably responsible.

1:31.9

That led the Iranians and Hezbollah,

1:35.4

the Iranian-backed militia in Lebanon, to pledge retaliation.

1:40.0

And military drills suggest something might just be imminent.

1:49.4

So now, a frenzy of diplomacy and a significant upscaling of the US military presence in the region, including a carrier group and a submarine.

1:55.4

And don't forget, those peace talks still ongoing between Israel and Hamas.

1:58.4

Let's try to get to grips with what's really going on.

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