Iran is warning the US that it will confront and defeat any ground assault, as thousands of US Marines and soldiers arrive in the region. Iran’s leaders have said they believe Traitor 47 has secret plans to launch an invasion, while publicly claiming he is seeking to negotiate an endContinue Reading
Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has said his country’s forces are “waiting for American soldiers to enter on the ground so they can rain fire upon them”. His comments follow the US announcement that about 3,500 personnel have arrived in the region with the warship USS Tripoli. The WashingtonContinue Reading
Today, Laura and Paddy have an exclusive first full length interview with Josh Simons, who recently quit as a UK government minister. A think tank he used to run – Labour Together – commissioned a report that looked into the background of journalists after the Sunday Times ran a storyContinue Reading
Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have launched a wave of missiles and drone strikes against Israel. The group said in a statement that it had targeted “sensitive Israeli military sites” and vowed to continue such attacks. Israel said it had shot down two missiles coming from Yemen. The entry ofContinue Reading
After a California jury found Meta and YouTube liable in a landmark social media addiction case, we explain why the platforms you use may soon be unrecognisable. Plus – an exclusive interview with an expert witness from the trial, the world-leading addiction psychiatrist Anna Lembke, about how tech companies usedContinue Reading
Since the start of the Iran War, hearing the views of ordinary Iranians has been difficult. There’s a ban on international contact imposed by the authorities, the media is controlled and there are internet blackouts. But some voices are getting through. Footage and interviews obtained by the BBC gives aContinue Reading
On a rare journalist visa, BBC South America Correspondent Ione Wells travels across Venezuela, just weeks after the US military operation that captured President Nicolás Maduro. In this reporter vlog, Ione explores the reality of a nation in transition – from the streets of Caracas to the coastal state ofContinue Reading
A Los Angeles jury has found the social media giants Meta and YouTube liable, in a landmark case in which a young woman sued the companies over her childhood addiction to social media. Jurors found that Meta, which owns Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp, and Google, owner of YouTube, intentionally builtContinue Reading
If the price of oil hits $150 a barrel it will trigger a global recession, the boss of US financial giant BlackRock has told the BBC. Larry Fink, who leads the world’s largest asset manager, said if Iran “remains a threat” and oil prices stay high it will have “profoundContinue Reading
