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World Service,28 Feb 2026,54 mins

US and Israel strike Iran

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Israel says it has launched what its calling a pre-emptive attack against Iran. The defence ministry said it was acting to remove threats against Israel. We speak to a professor inside Iran who is hearing the explosions and a journalist in Tel Aviv. Also on the programme today: Former US president tells a Congressional Committee what he knew and didn't about crimes committed by Jeffrey Epstein; and, Pakistan has declared that it is now in a state of "open war" with Afghanistan. Presenter Paul Henley is joined by Julian Borger, Senior International Correspondent for the Guardian newspaper and Marta Pardavi, Hungarian human rights lawyer and activist. (Photo: Smoke rises following an explosion, after Israel and the US launched strikes on Iran, in Tehran, Iran, February 28, 2026. Credit: Majid Asgaripour/ Reuters)

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