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Will it work?]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgw8w7mzxgo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgw8w7mzxgo#0 Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:27:43 GMT <![CDATA[Israel steps up strikes on Lebanon and Hezbollah attacks continue as talks loom]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czd78q6r8jno?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czd78q6r8jno#0 Mon, 13 Apr 2026 13:55:09 GMT <![CDATA[Iran carried out highest number of executions in decades]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly9ggzy3ngo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly9ggzy3ngo#0 Mon, 13 Apr 2026 12:53:00 GMT <![CDATA[French cement giant guilty of financing IS and other militant groups in Syria]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crl1441816po?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crl1441816po#1 Mon, 13 Apr 2026 14:15:50 GMT <![CDATA[Starmer says UK will not join Trump's blockade of Iran's ports]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c393wxzw4yjo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c393wxzw4yjo#1 Mon, 13 Apr 2026 10:09:48 GMT <![CDATA[After Iran talks falter, the big question is what happens next?]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y943x2g8qo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y943x2g8qo#1 Sun, 12 Apr 2026 12:48:01 GMT <![CDATA[We spoke to the man making viral Lego-style AI videos for Iran. 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#1 Sat, 11 Apr 2026 23:13:23 GMT <![CDATA[Concerns after satellite provider restricts Iran images following US pressure]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y721yqe6ro?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y721yqe6ro#1 Sat, 11 Apr 2026 05:40:51 GMT <![CDATA[Lebanon and Israel officials to meet in US on Tuesday]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c93en5q2zl3o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c93en5q2zl3o#1 Fri, 10 Apr 2026 22:43:03 GMT <![CDATA[Palestinian shot dead during Israeli settler attack on occupied West Bank village]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czrekrzzex1o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czrekrzzex1o#1 Fri, 10 Apr 2026 17:08:27 GMT <![CDATA[Historic Vance-Ghalibaf talks must bridge deep distrust]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn9qzl12537o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn9qzl12537o#1 Fri, 10 Apr 2026 23:46:49 GMT <![CDATA[How many ships are crossing the Strait of Hormuz?]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3w39lg84w2o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3w39lg84w2o#2 Tue, 14 Apr 2026 11:26:54 GMT <![CDATA[Trump's blockade threat raises risks and leaves predicaments unchanged]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8dl5mly2rzo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8dl5mly2rzo#2 Sun, 12 Apr 2026 22:57:22 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[Iran ceasefire deal gives Trump a way out of war - but at a high cost]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyvp55xrlro?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyvp55xrlro#2 Wed, 08 Apr 2026 03:30:55 GMT <![CDATA[What we know about the two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran ]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce84z6y3ke4o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce84z6y3ke4o#2 Wed, 08 Apr 2026 20:25:49 GMT <![CDATA[How Pakistan helped secure a fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj401qvgg19o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj401qvgg19o#2 Wed, 08 Apr 2026 05:03:31 GMT <![CDATA[Little sign of breakthrough as Trump's Iran deadline nears ]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czexw94rj5jo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czexw94rj5jo#2 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 23:04:23 GMT <![CDATA[How rescue of US airman in remote part of Iran unfolded]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2vpz1kwreo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2vpz1kwreo#2 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 21:31:24 GMT <![CDATA[Experts dispute US account of deadly Iran sports hall strike in Lamerd]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gx8e1x5j3o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gx8e1x5j3o#2 Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:16:33 GMT <![CDATA['I haven't slept for days': Iranians describe mounting desperation after a month of war]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crm1vj941x9o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crm1vj941x9o#2 Thu, 02 Apr 2026 16:09:24 GMT <![CDATA[Iran's focus on survival means same regime still firmly in place]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq8wzyz998xo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq8wzyz998xo#2 Thu, 02 Apr 2026 13:45:09 GMT <![CDATA[When will the Iran war end? Tracing the Trump administration's timelines]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g4e6z9960o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g4e6z9960o#2 Fri, 03 Apr 2026 11:28:34 GMT <![CDATA[Ros Atkins on…the cost of the Iran war]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c1d9nnqqld0o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c1d9nnqqld0o#2 Thu, 02 Apr 2026 18:29:14 GMT <![CDATA[Trump leaves key questions unanswered as he seeks to calm nerves over Iran war]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cnv81ven263o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cnv81ven263o#2 Thu, 02 Apr 2026 03:22:51 GMT <![CDATA[Israel's perpetual war with Iran may be hard to win with military might alone]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cql72k19rz4o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cql72k19rz4o#2 Wed, 01 Apr 2026 19:23:52 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 <![CDATA[Iran chose 'not to accept our terms', US VP Vance says after negotiations]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cqj82xn9n8eo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cqj82xn9n8eo#3 Sun, 12 Apr 2026 02:33:35 GMT <![CDATA[Still in shock, Beirut tries to heal after deadly Israeli attacks]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c0rx4ve0klyo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c0rx4ve0klyo#3 Sat, 11 Apr 2026 10:10:05 GMT