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World Service,02 Sep 2026,49 mins

Iran says it's targetted American assets in Middle East

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Iran says it's launched a wave of attacks on American targets in the Middle East after escalating US airstrikes were reported to have killed five people at an Iranian wedding ceremony. Germany has unveiled several retaliatory measures it will take against Russia after officially blaming Moscow for the explosive drone found at Leipzig airport last month. And the USS Abraham Lincoln docks in notorious Thailand resort after more than 250 days at sea. Presenters: Andrew Peach and Anne Soy. (Photo: Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz are visible near the beach of Bandar Abbas, Iran. Credit: Majid Asgaripour/Reuters).

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