US and Israel step up attacks on Iranian cities

Israel and the United States have intensified their attacks on Iran. In Israel, the military has reported new attacks from Iran, and the UAE says it intercepted six Iranian missiles and 131 drones today. Explosions have also been reported in Qatar and Bahrain. Our correspondents in Israel and Qatar give us the latest.

We also hear from people inside Iran, and we speak to people in the Gulf states about how the war is affecting their daily lives.

Our media specialists from BBC Monitoring explain how the events are being reported by media in Israel and Iran.

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Presenter: James Reynolds.

(Photo: Smoke rises above the city, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 5 March, 2026. Credit: Reuters)