The Lebanese health ministry says at least 13 people, including four women and a child, have been killed in Israeli air strikes on southern Lebanon.

Elsewhere, President Trump says he’s not happy with the latest peace proposals Tehran has reportedly submitted to mediators in Pakistan.

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US President Donald Trump claimed that his intervention helped save eight women arrested in Iran from the death penalty. Iran responded by saying that none of the women Trump mentioned were ever facing execution and accused the president of fake reports. The BBC’s Chief International Correspondent Lyse Doucet is reporting from Tehran on condition that none of her material is used on the BBC’s Persian Service. These restrictions apply to all international media organisations operating in Iran.

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With peace talks between the US and Iran at an impasse, the Pentagon says it is planning a short, sharp campaign to force Iran’s hand in negotiations.

Could the focus be a seizure of Iran’s enriched uranium, and how would it be carried out? 

The Security Brief takes you back to 1994, when Project Sapphire saw the US conduct a covert operation in Kazakhstan to seize 600kg of enriched uranium, before smuggling it back to the United States. 

Christian Fraser and Mikey Kay explain what can be learned from that operation, and why a mission in Iran would be far more difficult. 

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Today, after a week of warning’s from the government over the financial impact of the war in Iran – is the reality starting to hit home?

Adam, Chris and Faisal are joined by Ailbhe Rea, Political Editor of the New Statesman, to discuss how the financial effects could be felt all over the country? It comes after the Bank of England warns interest rates could rise this year following a “significant energy price shock”.

And, with economic uncertainty looking set to continue – could this put off Labour MPs from launching a challenge to Keir Starmer?

00:40 – Golders Green Attacks
04:31 – Starmer vs Political Gossip
05:39 – Iran War & its Economic Impact
06:21 – Inflation & Economic Warning Signs
07:24 – Gulf Shipping Crisis
08:19 – Supply Chains & Oil Prices
10:07 – Duration of the Economic Shock
11:45 – Government Messaging Shift
12:50 – Inflation & Interest Rate Risks
20:03 – Labour Leadership Tensions

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Friday is the 60th day since US President Donald Trump formally notified Congress of the strikes against Iran on 2 March. US law …

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