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Experts say it's powerful propaganda]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjd8jrd1vnyo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjd8jrd1vnyo#2 Sat, 11 Apr 2026 23:13:23 GMT <![CDATA[Ceasefire or no ceasefire, the Middle East's reshuffling is not yet done]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp3l4yk5rlgo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp3l4yk5rlgo#2 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 23:01:47 GMT <![CDATA['Endless fears': Even if fighting stops, the damage to Iran's children will endure]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce84ngmjz8zo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce84ngmjz8zo#2 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:06:39 GMT <![CDATA[Lebanon thought there was a ceasefire - then Israel unleashed deadly blitz]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgk0edynpmzo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgk0edynpmzo#2 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:16:08 GMT <![CDATA[Israel backs US-Iran ceasefire but Netanyahu's war goals remain unfulfilled]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c79j7jnnpz1o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c79j7jnnpz1o#2 Wed, 08 Apr 2026 22:09:26 GMT <![CDATA[Why ceasefire deal with US has unsettled Iran's hardliners]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5ywpe2yyg3o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5ywpe2yyg3o#2 Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:16:37 GMT <![CDATA[Lyse Doucet in Iran: Destruction shows huge civilian cost of the war]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c62j6d4n0wqo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c62j6d4n0wqo#3 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 19:35:36 GMT <![CDATA['They are striking everywhere' - Paramedics in Lebanon speak to BBC after Israeli strikes]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cwyk8rz1pzyo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cwyk8rz1pzyo#3 Mon, 13 Apr 2026 21:29:23 GMT <![CDATA[Trump: Blockade needed to stop Iran blackmailing the world]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cy411317eezo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cy411317eezo#3 Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:49:52 GMT <![CDATA[US blockade of Iranian ports explained in two minutes]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cd9vg5vggvqo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cd9vg5vggvqo#3 Mon, 13 Apr 2026 17:33:26 GMT