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World Service,29 Mar 2026,54 mins

US-Israeli airstrikes continue against Tehran

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The Houthis in Yemen vow to keep targeting Israel in the coming days, after the group launched their first attacks since the war in the Middle East began a month ago. Also in today's programme: a prominent Cuban-American tells us why's he's optimistic that the US blockade of Cuba will lead to stability for the communist country; and, a new film about the enduring relevance of the novelist, George Orwell's political nightmares. We'll hear from his son. Presenter Paul Henley is joined by Isabel Hilton, journalist and founder of the London-based 'Dialogue Earth' and Annette Idler, director of the global security programme at Oxford University's Pembroke College. Photo: An Iranian child injured in a strike is treated at Mofid Children's Hospital in Tehran Credit: Majid Asgaripour/Reuters)

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