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How big a threat is Iran’s military now? | Global News Podcast
The US and Iran have traded strikes, as negotiations to extend their ceasefire drag on without a resolution. On Monday, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it had targeted an air base used by US forces. It also threatened to open “new fronts” in the conflict, and keep the Strait of Hormuz closed, in response to Israel’s offensive in Lebanon.
So how great a threat does Iran’s military pose to the US and its allies, after more than three months of war?
President Donald Trump has repeatedly said that Iran’s forces have been “decimated”. But new analysis by the BBC has found that Iran has damaged at least 20 US military sites across the Middle East since the start of the war – suggesting the attacks are more extensive than publicly acknowledged. Using cheap drones, Iran has targeted American military equipment worth millions of dollars including THAAD batteries.
Iranian forces have also reportedly reopened several missile sites damaged early in the conflict.
We ask Merlyn Thomas from BBC Verify and Parham Ghobadi from BBC Persian about Iran’s military capacity and what it means for the chances of a deal between Washington and Tehran.
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00:00 Introduction
00:47 How much damage has Iran done to US bases?
01:36 Iran’s cheap drone warfare
02:34 Iran re-opens missile sites, reportedly
03:55 US tries to limit analysis of the conflict
05:05 What Iran’s military capacity means for negotiations
06:51 How Iranian civilians feel
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The US- Iran peace plan has been made public – with both sides agreeing to end all hostilities.
14 point memorandum includes reopening the Strait of Hormuz, apparently with no tolls.
The US has agreed to lift sanctions on Iran and to unfreeze Iranian assets held abroad.
A $300 billion reconstruction plan for Iran is proposed although itâs unclear who would pay for it.
And Iran agrees not to develop nuclear weapons, with both countries working together to remove any enriched material.
The deal makes no mention of Iranian ballistic capabilities, or its support for foreign groups such as Hezbollah.
President Trump said he hoped the deal would be signed tomorrow and has also said: Trump: âweâre going to bomb the hell out of them if they violate the agreementâ.
Clive Myrie presents BBC News at Ten reporting by James Waterhouse, Gary OâDonoghue and Lucy Williamson.
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Today, Andy Burnham is the front-runner to be the next prime minister – so what happens now?
New MP for Makerfield Andy Burnham is currently expected to be the only candidate in the race to replace outgoing Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Will he run unopposed?
Former Defence Minister Al Carns and Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister Darren Jones are both considering leadership bids, but it is unclear if they have enough backers in parliament to make it into the contest.
Meanwhile, Westminster is now rife with speculation about who would get the number two job, Chancellor, in a potential Burnham cabinet. Joe Pike, Henry Zeffman and Dharshini David discuss.
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00:00 Will anyone oppose Andy Burnhamâs leadership bid?
05:00 How did the markets react to Starmerâs departure?
07:40 Will Rachel Reeves remain as chancellor?
15:16 What will the new PM inherit economically?
16:42 Whoâs the new chief of the Office of Budget Responsibility?
19:00 What will Keir Starmer do now?
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Donald Trump says a deal to end the war with Iran has already been signed and details will be released “pretty soon”.
This comes ahead of a formal signing ceremony in Switzerland on Friday.
Speaking during a G7 meeting in France, the US President said as part of the US’s deal to end the war, Iran will “never have a nuclear weapon”.
But the agreement remains shrouded in mystery, and major questions remain about whether both sides can reach a long-term peace deal.
Asma Khalid and Tristan Redman from The Global Story podcast speak to the BBCâs chief international correspondent, Lyse Doucet.
They ask: how has the war affected the global economy, how people in Iran have been affected, what Iran’s nuclear capabilities are and what has happened to the Iranian regime.
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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:52 The opening of the Strait of Hormuz
04:02 What will happen with oil prices?
08:18 What are Iran’s nuclear capabilities?
13:29 Have Israel done well out of the war?
16:50 What has happened in the Gulf?
20:11 What has happened to Iranian people?
23:47 Who has won the Iran war?
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This is inside the Enhanced Games – the competition some have dubbed the “Steroid Olympics”.
The inaugural games featured dozens of elite athletes using performance-enhancing drugs to try and break world records in track, weightlifting and swimming.
The drugs they use must be legal, and approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
But substances like testosterone and human growth hormone – banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency – are not only celebrated, they’re encouraged and for sale.
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Heat warnings are in place across Europe, as the continent faces record temperatures.
Half of France is under a red alert and recorded its hottest night since records began on Tuesday.
The Eiffel Tower said it was closing early on Tuesday because of the high temperatures forecast in the capital.
The UK’s infrastructure has also felt the strain from the heat, with more than 300 schools being partially closed this week, and Britain’s biggest train company, Govia Thameslink, warned passengers not to travel on Wednesday unless it’s absolutely necessary, because of speed restrictions for safety.
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