Iran: What we know so far
The US and Israel have launched attacks on Iran.
The US and Israel have launched a massive military operation in Iran, carrying out a series of strikes that have killed the country’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as well as hundreds of Iranians.
Iran has also launched strikes in response, targeting Israel, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and other countries and killing several civilians - and American military personnel - in the process.
In this episode we answer some of your most searched questions on this developing conflict - including why the US and Israel have attacked Iran, who Iran has attacked in response, whether petrol prices will go up and how long this conflict could last.
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Presenter: Iqra Farooq
Producers: Emily Horler and Chelsea Coates
Editor: Harriet Oliver
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- Mon 2 Mar 202618:50GMTBBC World Service News Internet
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