get your bbc podcasts. we come on air with some breaking news. president trump has just said that the united states has completed a successful attack on three locations in iran. he delivered that news in a post on truth social, you can see that post on screen, that post coming in the last ten minutes or so.

welcome to bbc news. he worked in the state department as a senior adviser on iran, under the obama administration, of course an administration that brokered that famous nuclear deal with iran. what do you think can be done to de-escalate the situation diplomatically? it's got to be very challenging because all three leaders of, prime minister netanyahu, supreme leader ali, nay are blowing their bridges behind them. -- fordo, donald trump. it is released because there military attacks while some diplomatic arrangement gets off the ground. at that is possible but it seems far-fetched, as the report mentioned israelis feel very euphoric about their successes, the iranians are entrenched in their position and the united states is edging to get close to intervention in this conflict. i'm just reading what we heard earlier from the president of iran, he said his country will not agree to give up all nuclear activities and yet that seems to be the red line for the president trump in some way. well, proscribing

i thought for a 2nd because he was at the bbc today program during the iraq w. m. d. does off stuck a source. david kelly was that he died. i, i don't know for this war and they run what they brought up beslee so that you are seeing. i see another example and it came out to me very powerfully with the statement issued by the g 7. trump couldn't wait to get out of that, but nonetheless, a came together to issue a shameful ridiculous statement. didn't mention israel as the belligerent aggressor didn't mention that you draw has a nuclear weapons program. it's not an m p t. secretary, it was, is your out, it was that happy place is right as victim is what was right to self defense. the rest of the wrong what it felt like, and it's echoed it the media. and that's where the political classes it felt like they all again, was cutting themselves off from the rest of the world. europe is totally march and ice itself throughout the the atrocities and the war crimes. it is rather the committee in gaza. they have failed to find a narrative and a set of actions that make them any t

adrienne murray for bbc news. as we've been hearing, the war in ukraine has changed the way wars are fought. drones are very much at the heart of the conflict. earlier, i spoke to my first guest, who was in the uk's royal marines as a submariner, and after leaving four years ago, he set up vizgard, which makes ai-based software which can be used to control drones and other long-range security applications. he's also just raised $2 million worth of investment funding. alex kehoe, founder and ceo of vizgard, welcome to the programme. thank you very much. all wars seem to spawn a new era in defence technology. how has the war in ukraine changed technology, and specifically the area of drones, in which you work? the pace of innovation in ukraine is unheard of. so they're working on, it's said, a three-to-four-development life cycle where they'll deploy some equipment, the front line will give them some feedback. they'll adjust the software, adjust the hardware, redeploy it again. and so what it means is that what migh

live from washington, this is bbc news. israel says it's killed a senior iranian commander - described as one of the key architects of the october 7th hamas attacks. the pro-palestinian student activist - mahmoud khalil - speaks out after being released from detention in the us. whether you are a citizen, an immigrant, anyone on this land, you are not illegal. that doesn't make you less of a human. and feeling the heat - temperatures climb in europe and america, while the uk experiences the warmest day of the year so far. hello, i am the genie fighting eldon. israel has launched fresh strikes on iran, claiming to have targeted dozens of military sites the bt is reportedly departed the air force base in missouri on the route to the pacific island nation where there is a us army base. situated in the north pacific ocean. the enormous planes are capable of delivering the so-called bunker buster bombs that could destroy iran's underground nuclear facilities. israel says it has killed three more senior iranian commanders each b-

live from london, this is bbc news. israel says it's killed a senior iranian commander, described as one of the key architects of the october 7th hamas attacks. iran's foreign minister insists his country won't negotiate with the united states while israel is still attacking them. the husband of the exiled belarusian opposition leader - svetlana tikhanovskaya - is freed after more than five years in prison. the pro-palestinian student activist - mahmoud khalil - speaks out after being released from detention in the us. whether you are a citizen, an immigrant, anyone on this land, you are not illegal. that doesn't make you less of a human. and feeling the heat - temperatures climb in europe and america, while the uk experiences the warmest day of the year so far. hello, i'm karen gianone. israel says it has launched fresh strikes on southern and central iran, targeting a "weapons depot" and "military infrastructure". meanwhile, iranian media is reporting that the air defences are "being engaged" as a result of those late

live from london - this is bbc news... israel says it's killed a senior iranian commander - described as one of the key architects of the october the 7th hamas attacks. iran's foreign minister insists his country won't negotiate with the united states while israel is still attacking them. the husband of the exiled belarusian opposition leader svetlana tikhanovskaya is freed after more than five years in prison. the pro-palestinian student activist mahmoud khalil speaks out after being released from detention in the us. whether you are a citizen, an immigrant, anyone on this land, you are not illegal. that doesn't make you less of a human. and feeling the heat - temperatures climb in europe and america, while the uk experiences the warmest day of the year so far. hello, i'm karin giannone. iran's foreign minister has said his country cannot negotiate with the us while it's being attacked by israel. he was speaking in istanbul at a gathering of his counterparts from dozens of muslim-majority countries. he warned that us invo

this is bbc news - the headlines... israel says it's assassinated another three top iranian military officials - including saeed izadi, who's been described as a key figure in planning the october the 7th hamas attacks on israel. iranian state media reports that at least 430 people have been killed since the conflict with israel began. iran's foreign minister says tehran cannot consider negotiations with the us while it remains under bombardment. speaking at a meeting of foreign ministers in istanbul, he again accused washington of being involved in israel's attacks from the beginning - something the trump administration has denied. the husband of the exiled belarussian opposition leader svetlana tikhanovskaya has been freed after more than five years in prison. influential blogger sergei tikhanovsky is one of 14 political detainees released during a visit to minsk by the us envoy keith kellogg. mexico's yucatan peninsula in the southeast of the country, famous for its landscapes and history. until recently, the only wa

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you are with bbc news. the headlines. israel said it has an assassinated in the top three military officials, one described as a key figure in planning the attacks on the 7th of october. 430 people have been killed since the conflict with israel began. iran's foreign minister says tehran... speaking at a meeting of foreign ministers in istanbul he again accused washington of being involved in israel's attacks from the beginning. this is something the trump administration has denied. influential blogger so katie ski is one 14 political the reader pits their wits against the detective, and we shall see who comes out on top. the on-screen action will alter depending on how i feel. ok, i'm going to make a run for it. let's go for the door. open, open, open! if i'm brilliant, but i'm a nervous wreck speaking, i can clone myself and have my clone be a layer between me and the real person. if you could pick the perfect teacher for a course all about writing crime fiction, there's probably one author that would be at the top of y

live from london - this is bbc news. israel says it's killed a senior iranian commander - described as one of the key architects of the october the 7th hamas attacks. iranian state media reports that at least 430 people have been killed since israel began its military operation just over a week ago. the husband of the exiled belarusian opposition leader - svetlana tikhanovskaya - is freed after more than five years in prison. and feeling the heat - temperatures climb in europe and america - while the uk experiences the warmest day of the year so far. hello, i'm karin giannone. iran's foreign minister has said his country cannot negotiate with the us while it's being attacked by israel. he was speaking in istanbul at a gathering of his counterparts from dozens of muslim-majority countries. he warned that us involvement in the conflict would be 'very very dangerous'. there are reports the us is moving b2 stealth bombers to guam. they're the aircraft capable of delivering the huge bunker buster bombs that could destroy iran

live from london - this is bbc news. israel says it's killed a senior iranian commander - described as one of the key architects of the october the 7th hamas attacks. iranian state media reports that at least 430 people have been killed since israel began its military operation just over a week ago. the husband of the exiled belarusian opposition leader - svetlana tikhanovskaya - is freed after more than five years in prison. and feeling the heat - temperatures climb in europe and america - while the uk experiences the warmest day of the year so far.

much more here on bbc news including this is bbc news, the headlines. israel says it's assassinated another three top iranian military officials, including saeed izadi, who's been described as a key figure in planning the october the 7th hamas attacks on israel. iranian state media reports that at least 450 people have been killed since the conflict with israel began. iran's foreign minister says tehran cannot consider negotiations with the us while it remains under bombardment. speaking at a meeting of foreign ministers in istanbul, he again accused washington of being involved in israel's attacks from the beginning - something the trump administration has denied. the husband of the exiled belarussian opposition leader - svetlana tikhanovskaya - has been freed after more than five years in prison. influential blogger sergei tikhanovsky is one of 14 political detainees released during a visit to minsk by the us envoy keith kellogg. now it's time for a look at today's sport with hugh ferris. we have been following the cricket, certainly in my household.

this is bbc news, the headlines... israel says it's assassinated another three top iranian military officials, including saeed izadi, who's been described as a key figure in planning the october 7th hamas attacks on israel. iranian state media reports that at least 430 people have been killed since the conflict with israel began. iran's foreign minister says tehran cannot consider negotiations with the us while it remains under bombardment. speaking at a meeting of foreign ministers in istanbul, he again accused washington of being involved in israel's attacks from the beginning - something the trump administration has denied. the husband of the exiled belarussian opposition leader svetlana tikhanovskaya has been freed after more the husband of the exiled belarussian opposition leader svetlana tikhanovskaya has been freed after more than five years in prison. influential blogger sergei tikhanovsky is one of 14 political detainees released during a visit to minsk from kuala lumpur, malaysia, this is the bbc world servic

live from tel aviv, this is bbc news. israel says it's killed a senior iranian commander described as one of the key architects of the october the 7th hamas attacks. iranian state media reports at least 430 people have been killed since israel began its military operation last week. i'm rayhan demytrie, live on the armenia-iran border where hundreds of people have been crossing daily into safety, fleeing the violence and uncertainty in iran. i'm geeta guru-murthy in london. our other main stories... the husband of the exiled belarusian opposition leader, svetlana tikhanovskaya, is freed after spending more than five years in jail. feeling hot, hot, hot - it's getting sticky in america and much of europe as temperatures continue to soar. iran's foreign minister has said his country cannot negotiate with the us while it's being attacked by israel. he was speaking in istanbul at a gathering of his counterparts from dozens of muslim-majority countries. he warned that us involvement in the conflict would be 'very, very dangero

live from tel aviv, this is bbc news. israel says it's killed a senior iranian commander described as one of the key architects of the october the 7th hamas attacks. iranian state media reports at least 430 people have been killed since israel began its military operation last week. i'm rayhan demytrie, live on the armenia-iran border where hundreds of people have been crossing daily into safety, fleeing the violence and uncertainty in iran. i'm geeta guru-murthy in london. our other main stories... the husband of the exiled belarusian opposition leader, svetlana tikhanovskaya, is freed after spending more than five years in jail.

so i was on the way back and somebody knew me, connected with bbc. he said, "oh, we'll arrange an interview for you "in bangla programme." what did you learn from the boy scouts that you still use as a lesson today? lots of it. yeah? yeah. be prepared. yes. that's what they say. what does getting such an honour from the british monarch mean to you? having an honour from the king is a fantastic opportunity to highlight the kind of work we are trying to do. and the theme and the subject of the award is harmony. that's precisely what we need in bangladesh right now. it's a freedom, freedom of speech. it's a democracy, human rights. all the great things we were always dreaming about and never had it in bangladesh. bangladesh is an interesting country. half the population is under the age of 26. so there's a young population and they led the whole uprising and made it happen. so what bangladesh is doing could be an example globally, saying that, yes, young people can wake up and say enough is enough. we want to have a different kind of world for ourselves

live from tel aviv, this is bbc news... israel says it's killed a senior iranian commander - described as one of the key architects of the october 7th hamas attacks. iran's foreign minister says his country cannot negotiate with the us while israel is still attacking them. i'm geeta guru-murthy in london. our other main stories... feeling hot, hot, hot - it's getting sticky in america and much of europe as temperatures continue to soar. and ministers announce plans to map the dna of all babies born in england, as part of a drive to predict and prevent serious illness. iran's foreign minister has said his country cannot negotiate with the us while it's being attacked by israel. he was speaking in istanbul at a gathering of his counterparts from dozens of muslim-majority countries. he warned that us involvement in the conflict would be 'very, very dangerous'. it comes as israel says it has killed another senior military figure, saeed izadi, who it claims was key in planning the october the 7th attacks. our middle east corresp

this is bbc news, the headlines... israel says it's assassinated another three top iranian military officials, including saeed izadi who's been described as a key figure in planning the hamas' attacks on israel in 2023. iranian state media reports that at least 430 people have been killed since the conflict with israel began. iran's foreign minister says tehran couldn't consider negotiations with the united states while it remained under bombardment. he again accused washington of being involved in israel's attacks from the beginning - something the trump administration has denied. he made the comments at a meeting of foreign ministers in istanbul. soaring temperatures are affecting much of europe and the us. what's described as a heat dome is already smothering the american midwest and is expected to expand to much of the rest of the country over the coming days. a warning's in place for parts of england and wales. hello. just over a week ago, israel launched operation rising lion against iran, and the crisis in the m

this is bbc news. the headlines: israel says it has killed three senior commanders from iran's quds force in air strikes. according to the iranian health ministry, at least 430 people have now been killed in the country since the conflict began. israel's defence minister has warned of a "prolonged" conflict with the islamic republic. talks are being held in istanbul, where the iranian foreign minister has warned that any direct us involvement in the war would be "very, very dangerous". the met office has issued a yellow thunderstorm warning for northern england and parts of wales as the country's heatwave intensifies, with temperatures of up to 34 degrees expected today. i very much appreciate the resilience you all demonstrate. welcome to new york's central park, i'm tom brook, and our tribeca festival edition of talking movies. throughout the city, there were 12 days of films, talks, retrospectives, music documentaries and performances. we look back at some of the highlights of the 2025 tribeca festi

this is bbc news.he headlines: israel says it has killed three senior commanders from iran's quds force in air strikes. according to the iranian health ministry, at least 430 people have now been killed in the country since the conflict began. israel's defence minister has warned of a "prolonged" conflict with the islamic republic. talks are being held in istanbul, where the iranian foreign minister has warned that any direct us involvement in the war would be "very, very dangerous". the met office has issued a yellow thunderstorm warning for northern england and parts of wales as the country's heatwave intensifies, with temperatures of up to 34 degrees expected today.

live from london, this is bbc news. israel says it's killed three senior commanders from iran's quds force in air strikes. according to iran's health ministry, at least 430 people have been killed there since the conflict began. talks are being held in istanbul - where the iranian foreign minister has warned that any direct us involvement in the war would be 'very very dangerous'. supporters of voluntary assisted dying in england and wales urge the house of lords to back the bill now it has passed the house of commons. the met office issues a yellow thunderstorm warning for northern england and parts of wales as the country's heatwave intensifies, with temperatures of up to 34 degrees expected. i very much appreciate the resilience and commitment to duty you demonstrate so effectively.

live from tel aviv, this is bbc news. israel says it's killed three senior commanders from iran's quds force in air strikes. iran's health ministry says at least 430 people have been killed there since the conflict began. diplomatic talks are being held in istanbul where the iranian foreign minister warned any direct us involvement in the war would be "very very dangerous". in other news... supporters of voluntary assisted dying in england and wales urge the house of lords to back the bill after it passes the house of commons. the pro-palestinian student-activist mahmoud khalil is released on bail from a us jail, after more than three months in detention. thousands of people gather at stonehenge and other historic landmarks to welcome the northern hemisphere's summer solstice. i very much appreciate the resilience and commitment to duty you demonstrate so effectively. and king charles sends a message to the team working at the british antarctic survey as they mark the darkest day of the year. a warm welcome to bbc news. i

this is bbc news. the headlines: israel says it has killed three senior commanders from iran's quds force in air strikes. at least 430 people have now been killed in iran since the conflict began, according to the country's health ministry. israel's defence minister warns of a "prolonged" conflict with the islamic republic. supporters of voluntary assisted dying in england and wales urge the house of lords to back the bill after it passes the house of commons. more than 300 mps supported the bill, but it must go through the house of lords before it becomes law. thousands gathered at stonehenge and other historic landmarks this morning to mark the northern hemisphere's summer solstice - the longest day of the year - with the most hours of daylight. hello, and welcome to talking business with me, mark lobel. on this show, the uneasy alliance between freedom and firepower. another conflict rages in the world and defence spending is shooting up across the globe. in america, donald trump has announced plans

daniella relph, bbc news. this is bbc news.the headlines: israel says it has killed three senior commanders from iran's quds force in air strikes. at least 430 people have now been killed in iran since the conflict began, according to the country's health ministry. israel's defence minister warns of a "prolonged" conflict with the islamic republic. supporters of voluntary assisted dying in england and wales urge the house of lords to back the bill after it passes the house of commons. more than 300 mps supported the bill, but it must go through the house of lords before it becomes law. thousands gathered at stonehenge and other historic landmarks this morning to mark the northern hemisphere's

live from tel aviv, this is bbc news.israel says it's killed three senior commanders from iran's quds force in air strikes. at least 430 people have now been killed in iran since the conflict began, according to the country's health ministry. talks in geneva aimed at easing the conflict end without a breakthrough. in other news... supporters of voluntary assisted dying in england and wales urge the house of lords to back the bill after it passes the house of commons. the pro-palestinian student-activist mahmoud khalil is released on bail from a us jail, after more than three months in detention. thousands of people gather at stonehenge and other

this is bbc news. israel and iran exchange a new wave of missile fire, with explosions heard near tel aviv and air defences activated in tehran. talks in geneva aimed at easing the conflict end without a breakthrough. in other news... the house of commons approves a bill which would give some terminally ill adults in england and wales the right to end their own lives. thousands of people gather at stonehenge and other historic landmarks to welcome the northern hemisphere's summer solstice. i very much appreciate the resilience and commitment to duty you all demonstrate so effectively. king charles sends a message to the team working at the british antarctic survey - as they mark the darkest day of the year. a warm welcome to bbc news. we are broadcasting live from tel aviv. air raids have sounded across israel again with its military saying iran fired five ballistic missiles through the night. while israel's defence minister said a general in iran's al-quds force, saeed izadi, has been killed in a targ

so if anyone gets there and in the audience, by the way, a bbc, cnn. yeah. and that's nbc at, you know, when joe biden or adults all uh, you know, it gives his very scripted thing as always, by the way, asking combative questions. yeah. we're not in the, in the rose garden, we're not even allowed into the country united way into the airport. we're not even a live broadcast. so this shows something interesting. you dorothy shape, guess where she was? a us and bassett, or i bet it was some place close to israel lebanon. so maybe there's some subliminal absorption, and this is terrible for you and see slips he's made it could be try can we're in the stuff, right? you know, so it really defines something, right? this has been in 11 and working with us on bus or maybe some fruit is sleeping through i we're just gonna say, let me ask you the, the, the, the question here. um, she accidentally said the truth out loud. yeah. she said the quiet part out loud. yeah, no job. i'm not supposed to say is we'll started. oh button did it to he introduced, let him is lensky o

this is bbc news. israel and iran exchange a new wave of missile fire, with explosions heard near tel aviv and air defences activated in tehran. talks in geneva aimed at easing the conflict end without a breakthrough. in other news. the house of commons approves a bill which would give some terminally ill adults in england and wales the right to end their own lives. the pro-palestinian student-activist, mahmoud khalil, is released on bail from a us jail, after more than three months in detention.

this is bbc news. the headlines: israel and iran exchange a new wave of missile fire with explosions heard near tel aviv and air defences activated in tehran. israel's defense minister has warned of a prolodged conflict with the islamic republic. it came after talks in geneva ended without a breakthrough. the house of commons has approved a bill that could give some terminally ill adults in england and wales to right to end their own lives. it must pass the house of lords before it becomes law. people are marking this year's summer solstice with gatherings, including at stonehenge. the heatwave across the mexico's yucatan peninsula in the southeast of the country, famous for its landscapes and history. until recently, the only way you could get around here was by road. but now those days are over. this is the brand-new maya train, a 1,500-kilometre loop around the peninsula, taking in some of the region's most iconic landmarks, connecting its people and bringing in tourists. i started my journey in can

live from london, this is bbc news. israel and iran exchange a new wave of missile fire, with explosions heard near tel aviv and air defences activated in tehran. talks in geneva aimed at easing the conflict have ended without a breakthrough. the house of commons approves a bill which would give some terminally ill adults in england and wales the right to end their own lives. the pro-palestinian student-activist, mahmoud khalil, has been released on bail from a us jail, after more than three months in detention. live pictures from stonehenge, as hundreds of people gather to mark the summer solstice in the northern hemisphere. hello and welcome to the programme. i'm samantha simmonds we start with breaking news. iran has fired a new salvo of missiles towards central israel, with explosions heard close to tel aviv. reports say a building was set on fire in central israel by falling shrapnel. in an earlier iranian attack on friday, the idf said missiles were fired towards the port of haifa, and a single ballistic missile h

get your bbc podcasts. live from london, this is bbc news. israel and iran exchange a new wave of missile fire, with explosions heard near tel aviv and air defences activated in tehran. talks in geneva aimed at easing the conflict have ended without a breakthrough. the house of commons approves a bill which would give some terminally ill adults in england and wales the right to end their own lives. the pro-palestinian student-activist, mahmoud khalil, has been released on bail from a us jail, after more than three months in detention. live pictures from stonehenge, as hundreds of people gather to mark the summer solstice in the northern hemisphere.

live from washington, this is bbc news. iran fires new missiles towards central israel, explosions have been heard in the past hours. these are live pictures from tel aviv and the israeli military targets iran in a fresh wave of attacks, as talks to de-escalate in geneva end without much progress. a us judge orders that pro-palestinian student activist mahmoud khalil be released on bail, after three months in detention. in the uk, parliament approves a controversial bill that would give terminally ill adults in england and wales the right to end their own lives. hello. i'm rajini vaidyanathan. the israeli air force says it has launched a new round of strikes on missile infrastructure in iran. large explosions have been reported in isfahan, though verification is difficult amidst widespread internet outages across iran. isfahan, in central iran, is where israel has accused iran of launching most of its missiles from. these are pictures the idf released earlier on friday, claiming to show strikes on launchers and air defences

. >> trace: iran's foreign minister met with his european counterparts and the bbc had the following to say, "iranian foreign minister said iran was only ready to consider diplomacy once the aggression is stopped." it sounds to me like the diplomacy is kind of on nice because aggression is not going to stop. we've learned that. iran is not trustworthy. they had 60 days and did not do anything. >> you are right about that. it seems like the iranian foreign minister is delusional in thinking that iran has a strong negotiating hand. the reality is it's not two months ago and every day that goes by, it makes the ayatollah weaker, allows israel to destroy ballistic missiles and iran is in no position to be negot negotiating. all of the cards are in israel and the united states' hands. >> trace: we have general jack again talking about ending iran's dominance in the region. he said the following. >> this is a strategic opportunity for us to remove -- not to remove but to end iran's domination of the region. their adverse behavior that has been going on for all of these years. we can come c

from kuala lumpur, malaysia, this is the bbc world service. this multiethnic, multiracial nation has gone from rural poverty to urban affluence in two generations. it trades with china and the us. but as they clash, which way will it turn? this southeast asian nation is divided into east and west by the south china sea. it's an heir to immigration from india and china and beyond. and it's a country where islam is dominant, but freedom of worship is guaranteed by the constitution. modernity has come at a rush to malaysia, but growth has brought many questions - how to distribute the riches more equally? how to govern without the stain of corruption? and how to navigate the clash of the great powers - china and the us? prime minister anwar ibrahim has said of malaysia, "we have to emerge as a mature democracy," but as of now, there are still some subjects which are judged too sensitive for us to address directly in open debate. but we have an audience who have freely offered challenging questions on the issues, and a panel very ready to address

live from washington, this is bbc news. iran fired a new salvo of missiles towards central israelthese are live pictures from tel aviv where explosions have been heard in the past two hours a new wave of attacks on iran. heard in the past two hours and iran is targeted by a new wave of attacks from the israeli military, as talks to de-escalate in geneva end without much progress. a us judge orders that pro-palestinian student activist mahmoud khalil be released on bail, after three months in detention. in the uk, parliament approves a controversial bill that would give terminally ill adults in england and wales the right to end their own lives. hello. israel's air force says it is launching new strikes on missile infrastructure in central iran. meanwhile, officials are telling israelis they can leave shelters, after a fresh attack from iran. this was the view over tel aviv in the past two hours. israel largely repelled the attack, with reports of at least 5 iranian missiles detected. still, in central israel, paramedics wer

live from washington, this is bbc news. iran fired a new salvo of missiles towards central israelthese are live pictures from tel aviv where explosions have been heard in the past two hours a new wave of attacks on iran. heard in the past two hours and iran is targeted by a new wave of attacks from the israeli military, as talks to de-escalate in geneva end without much progress. a us judge orders that pro-palestinian student activist mahmoud khalil be released on bail, after three months in detention. in the uk, parliament approves a controversial bill that would give terminally ill adults in england and wales the right to end their own lives.

welcome to bbc. first of all, many people watching will wonder what impact talks like the ones in geneva can have? what's your assessment of that? my assessment is the european talks will have zero impact. president trump said i don't think europe will be of any help in this. with that i agree with him. the only possible talks that are going to be useful are with the us but that doesn't seem to be happening now, even though we do know know there are talks. so the diplomatic window is closing. as president trump himself said earlier today, it's hard to ask israel for a ceasefire or to stop bobbing because they're winning. for the time being i think the status quo and the current dynamic will continue to pliout. you talk about the role that the us has in all of this. the us, the mainpower broker here? no. i don't think so. potentially that's the case but i think for the time being, president trump and the us administration is perfectly content to let israel continue to move down its bombing list, as eu

they cheer live from washington, this is bbc news. these are live pictures from tel aviv, where explosions have been heard in the past two hours, after iran fired a new salvo of missiles towards central israel. israel and iran continue to exchange fire as talks to de-escalate in geneva end without much progress. a us judge orders that pro-palestinian student activist mahmoud khalil be released on bail, after three months in detention. in the uk, parliament approves a controversial bill that would give terminally ill adults in england and wales the right to end their own lives.

our correspondent joins us from bbc persia, part of the bbc world service. great to see you.ough what happened at the security council. fireworks, of course, but between the ambassadors of iran and israel, the second time since israel attacked iran that the security council held a meeting on the request of iran. obviously, iranians are hoping to get more countries to condemn israel's attack. this is pushing back saying we have the right to defend ourselves, making a point that iran -- he personally attacked her mom sang he should not even be there. how dare he come to the security council and play the victim. it was very harsh on both sides. the iranian ambassador held up a picture of the children killed in an israeli attack. the number of civilians that have died has grown to hundreds. not an exact number. certainly high hundreds. we are getting stories of who the people are. women, ordinary people going about their lives from athletes. not just the officials that israel killed on the first day. obviously, that plays heavily in the background of the attack for the iranians.