100 days into the US-Israel war with Iran, Israel launches airstrikes on the Lebanese capital of Beirut, hitting two buildings in the southern suburbs.

We look at footage from the day the war began and hear analysis from the BBC’s veteran World Affairs Editor, John Simpson, as well as a range of BBC specialists to assess the prospects for a peace deal and the implications for the global economy.

BBC Persian’s Kasra Naji discusses the warning from a senior member of the Iranian parliament that “people in Israel should look at the skies tonight” suggesting that Iran’s missiles may be raining on them tonight.

Since this episode was recorded, Iran has launched missile strikes on northern Israel – follow live:
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A red extreme heart warning has been issued for the first time by the UK Met Office for parts of England, meaning a risk to life is likely as temperatures could hit 40C (104F).

It points to there being a danger to life, with the risk of illness not limited to vulnerable people.

In Europe, the heatwave is fuelling wildfires in Portugal, France and Spain.

Experts say heatwaves are becoming more frequent and extreme because of climate change.

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Israel says it has launched strikes on military targets in western and central Iran, after warning it would retaliate after the first Iranian attack on Israel since April.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said the multiple waves of missiles fired at northern Israel are “the beginning of a full week of continuous strikes”.

US President Donald Trump earlier urged his Israeli counterpart not to retaliate to the Iranian strikes, according to several outlets.

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On day 98 of the Iran War, Sebastian Usher joins us from Jerusalem to chat about Hezbollah, US President Donald Trump’s claim he spoke with them and the latest comments from the Lebanese president.

BBC Persian’s Taraneh Fathalian discusses where the US and Iran differ on the main points of a deal, and what life is like for people inside Iran, as the war continues.

Bernd Debusmann is also live in Washington DC to discuss how much the US president needs a deal with Iran and whether the relationship between the US and Israel is changing.

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Astronauts aboard the International Space Station have been told to shelter on a docked spacecraft as repair work is carried out to fix new air leaks, Nasa says.

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