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#BBCNews - Lyse Doucet: This is an extraordinary moment Iran has been preparing for
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c98g91wgdd8o
an Iranian state TV presenter tearfully announced the passing of " the steadfast mountain of the Islamic guardianship" who "drank the sweet pure draught of martyrdom."
Lyse Doucet: This is an extraordinary moment Iran has been preparing for

The killing of the supreme leader will be a huge jolt to the Islamic Republic, which will try hard to show it has a plan in place.

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#BBCNews live page: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn5ge95q6y7t
Israel and Iran exchange fresh attacks after Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei killed
Trump says 'there will likely be more' US deaths as Iran strikes to continue until 'all' goals achieved

Three American service members have been killed and casualties are reported in the UAE, Israel and Kuwait as Israel and Iran continue to trade strikes.

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#BBCNews - UK bases in Middle East at risk of 'increasingly indiscriminate' attacks by Iran, Healey tells BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cy8g5mv5jzrt
UK bases in Middle East at risk of 'increasingly indiscriminate' attacks by Iran, Healey tells BBC

John Healey and the shadow defence secretary Priti Patel are on the show after Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed during a US-Israeli attack.

BBC News
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V BBC Middle East corr:
Israel’s Channel 12 says the country’s air force killed a total of 30 senior Iranian officials - including Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei - “in just half a minute in the opening strike” against its longstanding enemy yesterday.
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Iran says its air force pilots successfully bombed US bases in the Gulf countries and the Kurdistan region of Iraq, according to the state news agency IRNA, adding that all "enemy military centres" in the region are within reach of the Air Force's fighter jets.
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Hundreds of pro-Iran protesters took to the streets in Karachi, Lahore, and Islamabad following US and Israeli strikes on Iran.

An official of the private rescue service Edhi Foundation also confirmed that they shifted nine dead bodies and dozens injured to hospital. Clashes started when police tried to stop demonstrators from entering the US consulate

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Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corp (IRGC) has named a new commander in chief, Ahmad Vahidi.

The previous commander. Gen Mohammad Pakpour, was killed in the joint Israeli US attacks on Iran on Saturday.

More on the IRGC from #TheGlobalJigsaw https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct7yv8

BBC World Service - The Global Jigsaw, What’s Iran’s IRGC?

The engine powering Tehran’s “Axis of resistance”

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Show threadElizabeth AlcinoeMar 4
@fulelo I was telling a friend this weekend about about what I'd learned from this episode and decided to listen to it again. It is quite excellent - it added much to my understanding of the current situation.
Show threadKriszta SatoriMar 4
@alcinoe thank you so much - not just for listening but for spreading the word as well. I remember this was one of your fave episodes from before 😀
Show threadElizabeth Alcinoe
@fulelo It was one of my favorites!
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