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World Service,20 Mar 2026,49 mins

Gulf countries and Israel are under renewed attacks by Iran

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A number of Gulf countries are again coming under attack from drones and missiles fired by Iran. The United Arab Emirates said its air defences were having to respond to incoming missiles and drones. Bahrain said a warehouse was set alight by shrapnel from what it called 'Iranian aggression'. The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, says Israel will hold off future attacks on Iranian gas fields after being asked to do so by President Trump - as explosions are heard in Iran and sirens blare in Gulf countries - we get a view from Israel and speak to our correspondent in Doha. Part of of a flotilla bringing aid has arrived in Cuba. We speak to an Italian member of the European parliament who is there. (Photo: Rescue forces work among debris following an Iranian rocket attack that hit Beit Shemesh near Jerusalem; Credit: Abir Sultan/EPA/Shutterstock)

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