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🗓️ 16 June 2025
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How did Israel pull off the most devastating attack on the Iranian regime in its 45 year history and did it achieve its aim of destroying the country's ability to produce a nuclear weapon? As Tehran retaliates for the deaths of its leading military and nuclear personnel, what is the path to de-escalation, and is there a path to something far worse?
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Guest: Tom Newton-Dunn
Host: Luke Jones
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1:04.1 | From The Times and the Sunday Times, this is The Story. I'm Luke Jones. |
1:11.2 | There were hints an attack was coming. |
1:16.0 | Last week, the US moved what it called non-essential staff from parts of the Middle East around |
1:21.5 | Iran. |
1:22.2 | There was a partial evacuation notice, a voluntary evacuation. |
1:26.6 | The UN's nuclear watchdog, for the first time in 20 years, censured Iran for breaking rules intended to stop them ever developing nuclear weapons. |
1:34.6 | The nuclear watchdog is saying that Iran has essentially doubled its stockpile of near bombs grade fuel. |
1:40.9 | And even Iran themselves announced they were ready with a counterattack or preemptive strike |
1:46.0 | if Israel tried anything. |
1:47.1 | At the end of Iran, |
1:50.1 | any chance of any chance. |
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