lyse doucet are international correspondent there into iran. let's return what we have been looking at in nato. a british aircraft carrier has entered the nato pacific as part of they do point to the region. the ship as part of an eight-month deployment along with other aloes and comes after just a week after china criticised the passage through the taiwan strait. our correspondence spoke with the... to say to our partners and allies it is about reassurance and commitment to the area as well and about our absolute commitment to uphold a rules -based international order. £286 billion of trade between the uk and the indo-pacific represents about 80% of it, maritime trades are so important and therefore part of a reason to be here is to demonstrate our commitment to maintaining a free and open indo-pacific. china might take a very different view of your presence here in the region. how are you looking to manage that potential interaction? we are operating in international waters with a strike group, in the same way that china has every right to se

and they... ..they can't report freely, but the conditions that have been set for lyse doucet and her team is something that has been set for every foreign media outlet in iran since 2009. so reuters news agency, other news agencies or any tv channel that is filing videos from iran is specifically banned from sharing that with bbc persian because the iranian state thinks that if they stop us accessing these videos, then we wouldn't have appeal. but the reason why we have appeal to many iranians from across the political spectrum... because it's not a black-and-white story. there is a range of views from people who support the regime, people who support regime change and people who are worried about, you know, the impact of the war on them and don't believe that it is going to have a positive impact on their lives. we are trying to serve all of them, and we are trying to have the trust of all of them. absolutely, and on that point, i'll just say that a bbc spokesperson has said, "we're being transparent with audiences "by making clear in our coverage that lyse doucet "is being allowed

-- with lyse doucet, our chief international correspondent. make of what the investor was saying? lyse: it is that we are not going to give income a not going to give up, capitulation is not part of our playbook. and we keep hearing about a redline that israel has cost. -- crossed. this ambassador was talking about attacks on nuclear facilities, attacks on iran itself. that is in the face of what all observers are saying, what we are seeing on the ground, that they are basically exposed, they lost a lot of their air defenses, they lost some last year and an exchange between israel and iran. israel and the united states, president trump, are now saying we are controlling the skies above iran. and those threats from president trump, that he is not just saber rattling, that he means it. he could possibly go in. yet they are resolute, some would say foolhardy, but that is the nature of this regime, until they are pushed, really push, and it sounds as though despite all the pressure, they are not, they are going to keep fighting. the big question i

lyse doucet, bbc news, tehran. the battle of narratives between washington and tehran over us strike in iran's nuclear sites continues. as iran described the strikes as showmanship by president trump, the us defense secretary pete hegseth has labelled them the most complex in military history. here's our north america editor, sarah smith. under the cover of night, these american b-2 bombers left missouri to fly all the way to iran and back in one 36-hour mission. they successfully hit their targets, but an early preliminary intelligence assessment has enraged donald trump, as it says they may not damaged iran's nuclear sites as much as he claimed this weekend. iran's key nuclear enrichment facilities have been completely and totally obliterated. he ordered the pentagon to give a presentation today that was supposed to demonstrate how much damage the bunker buster bombs had done. video of a weapons test demonstrated how the massive ordnance penetrator can pierce solid rock to reach underground facilities. it took 15

lyse doucet in tehran. we will be broadcasting all through the day from the you with bbc news. -- you are with bbc news. there's been a major u-turn by the uk government, which will make changes to its planned benefits reforms after a wave of pressure from labour mps. the climb-down is a blow to prime minister sir keir starmer's authority - as more than 120 mps from his own party publicly criticised the government's plans. our political correspondent damian grammaticas reports. sir keir starmer, saluted this week as he visited royal marines training in holland. but it's his own troops among his backbenchers he's struggled to control, and who forced him into the most significant retreat of his premiership, with this u-turn over key benefit cuts. more than 120 had said publicly they'd block his reforms to disability and sickness benefits. chanting: when they say cut back, we say... the original plan was to limit who receives some benefits and cut others to save £5 billion. now, liz kendall, the work and pensi

that was lyse doucet speaking to us earlier. let's speak to our correspondent dan johnson, who's in jerusalem. we heard a defiant tone from iran's supreme leader around 18 hours ago, but we are hearing from the foreign minister that serious damage was caused. how close will we ever get to knowing the truth of how much around's nuclear programme has been set back? -- iran's nuclear programme. iran are subject to monitoring and inspections by the iaea but there have been moves in the iranian parliament for iran to drop out of iaea monitoring, so in terms of how that will be observed in the future, how israel, the americans and the rest of the world will be sure itself that iran is not rebuilding its nuclear programme, that is something that will have to be negotiated and agreed. at the moment, the iranians are saying they will not participate in those talks until they themselves have a full assessment of exactly what the level of damages. in the meantime you have a war of words and this fight to control the narrative over exactly

and they... ..they can't report freely, but the conditions that have been set for lyse doucet and her team is something that has been set for every foreign media outlet in iran since 2009. so reuters news agency, other news agencies or any tv channel that is filing videos from iran is specifically banned from sharing that with bbc persian because the iranian state thinks that if they stop us accessing these videos, then we wouldn't have appeal. but the reason why we have appeal to many iranians from across the political spectrum... because it's not a black-and-white story. there is a range of views from people who support the regime, people who support regime change and people who are worried about, you know, the impact of the war on them and don't believe that it is going to have a positive impact on their lives. we are trying to serve all of them, and we are trying to have the trust of all of them. absolutely, and on that point, i'll just say that a bbc spokesperson has said, "we're being transparent with audiences "by making clear in our coverage that lyse doucet "is being allowed

with me is lyse doucet, our chief international correspondent. is it fair to say that israel started this conflict but it is only the us they could actually finish it? it depends what finish means. if it is as prime minister netanyahu said at the first day of the strikes to thwart the nuclear threat of iran. to give a decisive blow, they would have to go after the second largest enrichment site and the area where many of their great you it must be stored. if israel wants to get at it, it must turn to the united states and say, give us some of those bunker busting bombs,, massive ordnance penetrator, which can penetrate through layers and layers of rock. it would not be one straight, it would have to be multiple strokes over many days, it would mark a significant us involvement if that was indeed the objection of israel. on the political front, there are those reports in american media, no one has come for them, but they cascaded last night in different american media, citing their own anonymous officials that president trump had my vetoed... in t

a rare report from inside tehran by lyse doucet. while the glare over the last 12 days have been on the iran conflict, let's not forget what it is also happening in the other war that israel is fighting against hamas in gaza, with the situation is continuing to deteriorate on of a dell laptop -- a daily basis. 680 people have been killed by israeli fire. many of them were queuing for aid. the situation on the ground absolutely catastrophic, and that mechanism set up by the us and israel to deliver aid has been labelled constantly a death trap. also, the casualties amounting on the israeli side, seven israeli soldiers were killed by an improvised device blowing up there armoured vehicle. that takes the total number of soldiers killed up to 440. the question is whether the cease-fire provides some kind of renewed opportunity for the israeli government to rein in the war and gaza and seek a solution there. that is a very big question. donald trump says he believes there will be good news from gaza and the next few weeks, but then again

lyse doucet, bbc news, tehran. president trump made a final pitch for his so-called big beautiful bill to congressional leaders and cabinet secretaries on thursday. the massive tax relief and spending cuts package would extend trump's expiring first term tax cuts at a cost of $4.5 trillion - but strip health care from millions of the poorest americans and add more than $3 trillion to the us deficit over a decade. senate republicans are now racing to finalise an agreed version of the bill before it can reach the floor for a vote - ahead of a self-imposed 4th of july deadline. let's speak to laura davison, political editor at bloomberg news. good to see you as ever. clearly a lot of wrangling still going on over the spell. bring us up-to-date with the status of this. trumper said he this bill on the desk by july forthcoming us independence day, just one week from today. the problem is, they have put their legislative priorities in this one bill, the one beautiful bill, as trump calls it. it is everything from tax cut

our chief international correspondent lyse doucet was there. she is being allowed to report from iran on condition that none of her coverage is used on the bbc's persian service, which broadcasts to the people of iran. this law from the authorities applies to all international media agencies operating in iran. lyse has sent this report. chanting: "death to america!" "death to israel!" the old slogans of iran's revolution. but today, the heart of tehran pulsed with even greater anger, deeper grief. israel killed the soldiers who commanded iranian forces. the scientists who built their nuclear programme. and their family members, too. these foot soldiers of the revolution are vowing revenge. we will destroy israel. and we will just... we will make a war that there is no israel. but israel says, if you try to destroy it, it will destroy you. it's just a joke to us. they just can't do this. the war of words still burns as the fragile ceasefire holds. for this state funeral, for 60 coffins. these are the iranian faces of israel's 12-day war. the top

lyse doucet, bbc news, tehran. some breaking news. a29-year-old women and two men have been arrested on suspicion of a terror offence after two voyager aircraft were damaged at raf brize norton in an action claimed by the group palestine action. that is according to their counterterrorism policing in the south-east. news coming through of arrests in england. that has come on in the past few minutes. let's turn to the big story in the uk today. there's been a major u-turn by the uk government - which will make changes to its planned benefits reforms - following a wave of pressure from labour mps. the climb-down is a blow to prime minister sir keir starmer's authority - as more than 120 mps from his own party publicly criticised the government's plans. our political correspondent, damian grammaticas reports. sir keir starmer, saluted this week as he visited royal marines training in holland. but it's his own troops among his backbenchers he's struggled to control, and who forced him into the most significant retreat of his premiership,

lyse doucet, bbc news, tehran. we want you to bring you some breaking uk political news now. where the prime minister looks set to cave into labour rebels over the government's plans for an overhaul of the welfare system. more than 120 labour mps have signed an amendment calling for the government to scrap its proposed cuts to some disability benefits ahead of a commons vote next tuesday. now sir keir starmer has agreed to make some concessions. and porton down that counts. in a statement they said: a senior labour and pet make elia who blocked the changes says she will now support the welfare bill after the government change. so these are really important changes and shows how labour supports the most vulnerable and also this overall package is about helping people get into work which is absolutely a call labour value. i am going to be backing it now because i think it is a good step forward and of these major changes are very welcome and we are really delighted that the government has been listening. the opposition conservative party was quick to respond. in a statement onc

with me is our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet. what did you make of what the ambassador was saying there? it is the same message we heard at the start of the day from the supreme leader, speaking for the first time since the strikes against iran began, and now you have one of the most senior diplomats speaking from geneva. it is, we are not going to give in, we are knocking to give up. capitulation is not part of our playbook. and we keep hearing officials from iran talking about a relying our redline that israel has cross, this ambassador set all kinds of redlines -- talking about a redline. attacks on nuclear facilities and iran is self, and that in the face of what all observers are saying, what we are seeing on the ground is that they are basically exposed, that they have lost most of their air defences, they lost some of the last year in the first exchanges with israel and iran. israel and now the united states, president of even said we are now trolling the skies above iran, and those threats from president trump president t

lyse doucet. darya dolzikova is a senior research fellow with rusi's proliferation and nuclear policy programme. i asked her about the impact of the israeli strikes on the nuclear programme in iran. don't actually have all the information, it's very early days so we have got bits and pieces of what we actually know what was targeted, how much damage was actually achieved. so, it looks like a facility was targeted and the enrichment plant at the facility was severely damaged if not destroyed. natanz is a large complex, there are two sites for enrichment at the complex. we have the pilot fuel enrichment plant which is above ground and then there is an underground fuel enrichment plant which is the largest enrichment facility in iran. by all accounts it seems the attacks didn't penetrate the underground facility but again we don't have full information. the iaea has had some of the electrical infrastructure was damaged, which might have impacted some of the equipment in the underground facility as we

lyse doucet, bbc news. meanwhile, the rhetoric from israel is growing. israel's defence minister has said iran's supreme leader, ali khamenei, "can no longer be allowed to exist" after an israeli hospital was hit during an iranian missile attack. it's the strongest language yet from an official in the israeli government. he has been speaking outside the damaged soroka hospital in beersheva, which was hit by a missile from iran. tehran said it had targeted a military site close to the hospital, not the facility itself. we also heard from the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, who says he is in close contact with donald trump. he's a tremendous friend, a tremendous world leader, and we will do what we have to do and we are doing it. we are committed to destroying the nuclear threat and annihilation against israel. we're able to do it and of course we'll make your own determination. but i have to say the united states, with president trump, with who i may speak to almost every day it, is incredible. -- whom i speak to. lets speak to adam clements, who's a

lyse doucet reporting from iran there. here, the government is expected to set out a full list of concessions to try to win over dozens of labour backbenchers, who are still threatening to vote against their proposed cuts to the welfare system tomorrow. while some have accepted changes put forward by ministers, as many as 60 are still said to be willing to oppose the measures. the minister for women and equalities, baroness jacqui smith, says concerns voiced by labour mps have made the legislation better. what i think is important is that what we're going to be starting tomorrow is a really important reform of a broken welfare system. a welfare reform is always difficult. and i think actually the engagement that's happened with labour mps - who are rightly bringing the concerns of their constituents about how this reform is going to work - have made this legislation better. and i hope that people, given the changes that the government has been willing to make, to make sure that those people who are already, for example, re

lyse doucet, bbc news. the news from the white house coming to us that president trump is putting off a decision at least for now but he will make some decision within two weeks is the latest line. let's get some reaction from that now. we are joined now by a iranian expert who serves as the dean at missouri university of science and technology. thank you very much for being with us here on the programme. this news just coming to us now that president trump is going to make a decision within two weeks, giving negotiations a chance to succeed, he says. what is your view of that? does that by some much-needed time here? yes, i think so. look, i think it's fair to say that the current crisis is the most consequential decision of mr trump's presidency so far and first year for the iranian supreme leader about what they are going to do. so the two week extension in a way gives us a window to see whether the negotiations that are going on directly with the iranian foreign minister and steve witkoff can get some p

lyse doucet, bbc news, tehran. you're watching bbc news. the us state department says it's approved $30 million in funding for the gaza humanitarian foundation. it's the first direct us funding for the ghf, a controversial aid group that's supported by the americans and israelis. six people were killed while waiting for aid at us-israeli-backed aid sites on thursday. the united nations says more than 400 palestinians have been killed in the past month, while seeking aid from both the un and ghf operations. the ghf denies that deadly incidents have occurred in the immediate vicinity of its aid points. in total on thursday, gaza's hamas-run civil defence agency says israeli forces killed more than 50 palestinians. one israeli air strike , allegedly targeting hamas police , killed 18 people and injured dozens more shopping in a busy market in central gaza. the israeli military has yet to comment on the strike. in israel, mourners gathered to attend the funeral of 71-year-old israeli hostage ofra keidar. the israeli military said sunday it reco

lyse doucet reporting from tehran. the us senate is hours away from voting on a massive and controversial budget bill that's pivotal to president trump's second-term agenda. these are live pictures from capitol hill, where senators are in the middle of what could be some 20 hours of debate. it comes after democrats forced a marathon overnight reading of all 940 pages of the bill, which took 16 hours between several capitol hill clerks. clause 101 - 46 usc 2210 note is amended by striking two years after the date of enactment from the our easy extension act of 2022 and inserting december 31, 2027. russia targeted ukraine with more than 500 missiles and drones on saturday night, in what ukraine's air force described as the biggest attack of the war. one ukrainian f-16 pilot was killed in the fighting and some homes and factories were damaged, leaving residents trapped. the barrage came as president putin suggested a ceasefire could be discussed at a new round of peace talks. a city bathed in russian colours. these are so

lyse doucet there, chief international correspondent. we will have more from the hague. in the hague declaration, members saying we reaffirm a ironclad commitment to our collective defence

geeta: our chief international correspondent lyse doucet is in tehran, and she has coverage of the newshe bbc persian service, broadcast in iran. lyse: well, it was a defiant speech, an angry speech. he declared that the islamic republic of iran will never surrender to the united states. he accused the united states of being hostile to iran. ever since the iranian revolution of 1979, it has to be said that the 86-year-old ayatollah has never trusted the united states, even when they were in negotiations over a nuclear deal. after the events of the past few weeks, that this trust runs very very deep. and we happened to watch his speech in a destroyed section of the state tv compound that has been targeted by an israeli missile. he said they were taking aim at the propaganda arm of the islamic regime. in the main studio, which should have aired the supreme leader's speech, is now just a black hole, completely reduced to ash, when a fire swept through a vest section of that complex. that does seem to symbolize the darkness of this moment now facing iran. however to find the supreme leader,

lyse doucet. i spoke earlier to tom bateman and he told me present rob hasn't yet made up as mine and what he plans to do. he is almost a bracing the fact really that he is keeping the world guessing the more he is being asked about this over the last 48 hours also. what we do know is we have both the americans and iranians effectively setting out a series of escalatory steps that would be taken if mr trump gives the go-ahead to what has been suggested to be an authorised military plan by him, he just hasn't green lit it yet, thought to involve potentially the bombing of the underground nuclear uranium enrichment site in iran. if they are attacked by the americans, they have said they will retaliate. they said they could attack us interests in the region last week, there are 40,000 us troops in gulf arab countries like saudi arabia, the uae, bahrain and elsewhere. donald trump has said that if there is harm to american soldiers that that in effect becomes a red line for him. what he did a couple o

lyse doucet, thank you for your analysis. our chief international correspondent will have the latest gaza's civil defence agency says, 30 people have been killed by israeli fire in the palestinian territory today - including 11 who were seeking aid. 'the israeli military said there were repeated warnings the area is an active combat zone - and a gorup of a suspicious individuals were identified as posing a threat to idf troops. witness reports and medical officials inside gaza said, that more than 50 people were killed yesterday, when israeli forces opened fire, using tanks and drones in what was potentially the deadliest, of the shootings that have taken place, near aid distribution sites. in the last few hours - philippe lazzarini, the head of the un agency for palestinian refugees - or unrwa has said - it is now the routine to shoot and kill desperate & starving people while they try to collect food. i just spoke with a woman who spent nine years trying to conceive and now her only child, her son and her husband have just

that's our chief international correspondent lyse doucet after those talks in geneva. us president donald trump said he would not be bound by the two-week deadline he gave iran just 24 hours earlier. it's believed iran's most fortified nuclear site can only be damaged by a type of bomb the us possesses but israel doesn't - a massive ordnance penetrator, also known as a bunker buster. us intelligence appears to be divided over just how close iran is to a nuclear weapon. on friday, the us director of national intelligence posted on x that iran is at the point where it could produce a nuclear weapon within weeks, if it wanted to. tulsi gabbard blamed the media for distorting her words from a senate hearing back in march. that's when she did in fact, tell a senate committee that iran was not building nuclear weapons. yesterday, president trump said she was wrong and insisted tehran was very close to developing nuclear arms, and the united states couldn't let that happen. what intelligence do you have that everyone was building a nuclear weapon? your intelligence community

lyse doucet reporting. meanwhile, as the ceasefire between iran and israel continues, the israeli prime minister says his country's 12-day-war with tehran has opened up many opportunities to release the remaining hostages in gaza. but benjamin netanyahu stressed that the only way to end the conflict was to eliminate hamas. with me is said shehata from bbc arabic. good morning, said. what does he mean by that, that he could get the hostages home now as a consequence of the 12 day war? it would be a guess. no-one knows what mr netanyahu means but there are two scenarios - what he said the only way to eliminate hamas so still the military action is in his mind is the only way that the other scenario is negotiation. mr trump the american president will help him a lot, he is on his side. he said last week he was hopeful that a deal would be struck this week, which is starting today. this is from one side. the other side is the egyptian foreign minister said egypt, the united states and qatar are working on a 60-

lyse doucet, bbc news, tehran. joining me live is alan eyre, former us negotiator with iran on the jcpoa, now distinguished diplomatic fellow at the middle east institute. great to have you back on the bbc. first of all, what did you make, really some interesting comments there about the head of the un nuclear watchdog saying iran could potentially still enrich uranium in a matter of months. is that an assessment you agree with? he certainly has superior knowledge than i do and yes, i fully agree with it. even before the recent attack by israel, he was reporting to the iea ea board of governors that the iaea had fought and lost continuity of knowledge on iran has nuclear programme and the key elements of it. so iran's nuclear programme is vast, it is decentralised, it has redundancies, so it is quite possible yes that they have not only many centrifuges capable of enrichment, it is quite possible they still have highly enriched uranium, and certainly it's quite possible their desire to have a nuclear weapon is grea

that report by lyse doucet. as the ceasefire between iran and israel continues - israel's prime minister says his country's 12-day-war with tehran has opened up many opportunities to release the remaining hostages in gaza. but benjamin netanyahu stressed that the only way to end the conflict was to eliminate hamas. it comes as a wave of israeli airstrikes across much of gaza overnight has reportedly triggered the displacement of hundreds of palestinian families. the bombardment follows one of the largest evacuation orders issued by israel since the war with hamas resumed in march. our correspondent wyre davies is in jerusalem. he gave us the latest on what the prime minister had to say. this was a prime minister on one hand basking in the glory of a military victory over iran, mr netanyahu said it had presented opportunities, including first overall, said the prime minister, to free the hostages remaining in gaza and then the military victory against hamas, those words were seized upon by many in israel, includi

lyse doucet in tehran. we have spoken about iran and the west bank. let's turn to the other conflict now in gaza. that is where it is much harder to reach an agreement and a ceasefire. earlier, senior hamas officials told the bbc that there were intensifying efforts to try to mediate and reach progress on reaching a ceasefire and that despite the fact that on wednesday, the hamas run health ministry in gaza said that 45 people were killed that day alone. let's speak to our gaza correspondent rushdi abualouf. tell us about the deaths in the last 24 hours, were they people queueing for aid distribution? another day of war in gaza. since midnight, the hamas civil run defence agency said about 15 people were killed, some knew the gaza humanitarian foundation. three bodies were taken to hospital and 35 people were injured. that 19 people who were killed were killed also in different places. the biggest attack was in a school in gaza city, where about nine people were killed. another in the middle in a camp and another in khan younis which killed five peopl

i'm lyse doucet in the uranian capital tehran where there is an enormous relief the bombing has stopped. but many worry the ceasefire won't last -- iranian capital. i am certain janitor worry and in china at a key economic meeting. with the end of trump's tariffs, a 90 day pause, they are concerned and looking at alternative markets to secure growth -- i am soon janitor worry. -- suranjana tewari. and, a historic milestone for india as it sends its first astronaut in more than 40 years - to space. welcome to newsday, i'm steve lai. nato leaders have agreed a massive increase in defence spending - under pressure from president trump, and under threat from russia. meeting at the hague, member states agreed to raise defence-related spending to 5% of gdp by 2035 - as the current target for defence is 2% - and mr trump hailed it as a big win for western civilisation. our europe editor, katya adler has this report from the summit. it's been dubbed the trump summit. three, two, one. that's the picture we want. he got to stay in the dutch royal palace overnight. well, i hope you slept well. it

lyse doucet, bbc news, tehran. russian forces have launched a large-scale aerial attack across widespread areas of ukraine overnight. the ukrainian military says over 500 weapons were used, mostly drones along with ballistic and cruise missiles. it says most were shot down, but some got through, damaging homes and factories. ukraine says a pilot in a western-supplied f-16 jet crashed. let's cross live now to kyiv and speak to our correspondent paul adams1. another f-16 jet lost - how significant is that as russian forces launch this a aerial attack? ukraine doesn't have a huge number of them, something in the range of two dozen, the exact number is not known. it is part of pledges made by western countries to supply the f-16 aircraft and essentially for the last year or so the ukrainians have been flying them in various missions, primarily for air defence. we not seen dogfights the skies over ukraine although at the beginning of june ukrainians did say the first time and f-16 had been used to shoot down a russian j

lyse doucet, bbc news, tehran. southern europe is expecting an intense heatwave this weekend, with temperatures likely to exceed 40 celsius in some areas. spain, italy, france and greece have warned about wildfires and the impact of the heat on health. guy hedgecoe is in madrid, and gave us the latest from there. spaniards do their best to deal with the first heatwave of the year. in madrid, temperatures climbed into the high 30s celsius. in parts of the southern region of andalusia, the low 40s. people have been advised to stay indoors if possible during the hottest part of the day. but it's not just spain. the heat is spreading to its neighbours. in portugal, temperatures are expected to rise into the mid-40s this weekend. rome is just one of several italian cities on red alert, and france, like much of southern europe, is also experiencing unusually high temperatures for this time of year. scientists point to climate change as an overarching factor. this current heatwave is partly due to hot air pushing up from

lyse d reporting from inside iran. -- lyse doucet. with me is our diplomatic correspondent james landale. president trump saying they have obliterated iran's look to facilities, where are the potential talks at? we are still in that post war phase where both sides are still loving been rhetorical but at each other even though they have stopped physically attack each other. if you think about it, in the full euphoria of what he saw as his successful military strike, donald trump was beneficent to the radiance sunset, they have lots of money and oil, we should do lots of deals, they should talk to us now. what has happened since then is that the irradiance have sort of brushed off the dust, gathered their breath, -- the iranians, establish there are not facing the collapse of governmental institutions which some people had thought might happen as a result of the military actions in the past couple of weeks, and they are now working out how they get back into any discussions. and the way they get back into those is by once again not maki

lyse doucet there. a reminder we have a live page running continuously at the moment with the very latest. you can follow all the latest lines on the iran israel conflict there. protestors are planning to return to the streets of los angeles later today, as the role of the us military is expanded to includes marines stationed outside federal buildings. a day of demonstrations dubbed "no kings" is set to go ahead in cities around the country, with protestors opposing what they say is donald trump's increasingly authoritarian style of leadership. they'll coincide with the president's controversial military parade, which is due to take place in washington. our la corresponent peter bowes has more. 200 marines of the 700 who were deployed to the los angeles area. those 200 have been trained over the last few days in crowd control. of course, this isn't their usual territory. they're usually used in combat overseas. so a very different scenario for those individual marines. they're stationed outside a federa

our chief international correspondent lyse doucet is in the iranian capital, tehran. she is being allowed to report from there on condition that none of her coverage is used on the bbc's persian service, which broadcasts to the people of iran. this law from the authorities applies to all international media agencies operating in iran. she says the city is beginning to return to some sense of normality. enormous relief that the bombs have stopped falling. you can feel, even hour by hour, the rhythms of this city returning, if we can say normal - but that's only on the surface. just a short time ago, i saw a group of young iranian men and women, all of them in their running gear. it's a beautiful summer's day here. traffic is starting to return. the first international flights will happen today. the internet is restored so iranians can use - many social media apps are banned here at all times, so they use vpns to get around them. so conversations are starting online - some for and some against the governments. but you can see on the streets of tehran, there are still ca

then you level i -- daniel levy i was with you in a moment, but lyse doucet i want to bring some context on that particular disagreement over what to happened in the last few days. it is our important for audience to follow the points being made and this is important because there is disagreement about what is happened. the gaza humanitarian funds as it does the submitted 7 million meals, there is no representation of whether they were cooked or are they actually feed that many people, but putting that aside, since they started distributing, every distribution has been marked by chaos and violence, and every time there is that incidents, there are these war of words, both sides accusing the other of opening fire. let us be clear on the facts. the facts are the distribution sites have been set up and only a few know compared to the 400 sites the united nations have been using for years in gaza on a family community basis. the new ones set up is basically come and get the aid i it is basically first come first serve. if you can imagine thousands of people desperate for a piece of bread of

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and lyse doucet joined us from tehran earlier with her take on that interview. we have certainly seen what kind of military pressure can be brought to bear. they've seen the military might of the united states and israel. they have seen how israel can assassinate at will, so many of its top military commanders, so many of its leading nuclear scientists, the deputy foreign minister told us that they have received messages in privates, they have heard them in public that the united states want to stop military action, at least for now. they've also said that they have been assured by the americans at least for now that a regime change is not on the agenda. but they are under pressure at home, under pressure from hardliners who long accused of moderate some of the diplomats of being naive, that they shouldn't have ever put their trust in negotiations with the united states, which they have never trusted and trust even less now. they are also under pressure from their own people, and the question is whether or not they are listening. it has long been said the majori

that was lyse doucet speaking to us earlier. let's speak to frank lowenstein. he was the united states special envoy for middle east peace between 2014 and 2017. thank you for joining us here. you have said there is no military solution to this so that is the bombing bring us closer to a negotiated deal further away? it has to bring us closer to negotiate a deal because the one thing now is that there is no long-term military solution to this problem. i think the big issue is now is not so much whether how much was damaged but what happened to 900 pounds mac -- 900 pounds, of enriched uranium, nobody seems to know where it is. the iranians do not need and a large enrichment facility to in order to create weapons grade uranium was not question is now about what have we actually accomplished, are we actually are more dangerous situation than before? the un inspectors monitoring that regime have now been kicked out. where do we go from here is the question we really should be asking the tramp administration the other question, and you heard me say there, iranians

that was lyse doucet speaking to us earlier.oke to frank lowenstein, former us special envoy for middle east peace between 2014 and 2017 and asked him if the bombing brings us closer to a negotiated deal or further away. it has to bring us closer to a negotiated deal, because i think the one thing we've learned now is there really is no long term military solution to this problem. i think the big issue now is not so much whether fordow and natanz were damaged. but what happened to £900 of highly enriched uranium, enough to make ten nuclear bombs, which was really the trigger for this war to begin with. and nobody seems to know where it is. the iranians do not need a large enrichment facility in order to create weapons grade uranium out of that. and so i think there's real questions now about what have we accomplished? are we actually in a more dangerous situation than we were before? the un inspectors who are monitoring that highly enriched uranium have now been kicked out. so where do we go from here, i think is the question th

lyse doucet, thank you for talking to us. iran has long insisted that its nuclear programme is peaceful but prime minister netanyahu portrayed operation rising lion as critical to "israel's very survival", because iran's present regime does not recognise israel's right to exist. this isn't the first conflict between israel and iran, but it's the biggest and most extensive so far. our security correspondent frank gardner assesses just how dangerous this conflict could be. this is bigger and potentially more dangerous than anything before, and more extensive. it is the biggest assault on the country since the iran-iraq war in the 1980s as the primary target is natanz which is home to iran's chief uranium enrichment facility which can have both peaceful and military uses. another targets was a site long linked to the revolutionary guards corps and the head of the revolutionary guard corps and the head of the armed forces and the head of the revolutionary guard air force have been targeted. also targeted are at least six nuclear

lyse doucet, bbc news, tehran. you're live with bbc news. the us state department says it's approved $30 million in funding for the gaza humanitarian foundation. it's the first direct american funding for the ghf, a controversial aid group that's supported by the us and israel. six people were killed while waiting for supplies at its aid sites in gaza on thursday - according to local officials. the united nations says more than 400 palestinians have been killed in the past month, while seeking aid from both the un and ghf operations. the ghf denies that deadly incidents have occurred in the immediate vicinity of its aid points. in total on thursday, gaza's hamas-run civil defence agency says israeli forces killed more than 50 palestinians. one israeli air strike killed 18 people and injured dozens more shopping in a busy market in central gaza. the israeli military has yet to comment on the strike. in israel, mourners gathered to attend the funeral of 71-year-old israeli hostage ofra keidar. the israeli military said sunday it recovered the

lyse doucet, bbc news, tehran. camelia entekhabifard is the editor in chief of the independent persian. the absence of the supreme leader was significant and there are also some other senior representatives such as the president also missing at the funeral. and the lack of the good security and remaining the lack of trust thing who are responsible for the securities which has infiltrated israeli agents, some other spies that would not let them to trust appearing at this and a few others who has been publicly assured such as the foreign minister who has been escorted by a large number of dignitaries. these conditions of today can be repeated and can be seen in the coming days and months in iran due to the special conditions i told you, the mistrust of the securities. at the moment, the ceasefire is holding but how optimistic are you that will continue to be picture? to be honest with you, not very optimistic. president trump yesterday demands iran coming back to the negotiations and says that would be respectively s