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G7 finance ministers have been meeting in crisis session as the world grapples with the economic fallout of the US-Israeli war against Iran. Our international business correspondent answers audience questions on the economic fallout. Israel says it's carrying out more wide-scale strikes on Iran after Mojtaba Khamenei was named as the new supreme leader. Iran's latest counterstrikes have included a deadly attack on central Israel. We have the latest from BBC Persian. BBC Persian is the Persian language service of BBC News, used by 24 million people around the world - the majority in Iran - despite being blocked and routinely jammed by Iranian authorities. Winter Paralympics are underway in Italy, and the competition is celebrating its 50th anniversary. We hear from Paralympians about the challenges they face, and how the competion has evolved. The Turkish opposition leader Ekrem ImamoÄŸlu has gone on trial in Istanbul for corruption, in a case he describes as politically motivated. Our colleague from BBC Turkish explains. Iraq's World Cup play-off decider later this month should be postponed amid the escalating US-Israeli war with Iran, says the team's head coach Graham Arnold. Our sports reporter has the details. Presenter: Pria Rai. (Photo: A worker prepares to fill an underground storage tank at a gas station as oil prices are expected to increase amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, March 9, 2026. Credit: Lisa Marie David/Reuters)
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