US strikes Iran after accusing Tehran of targeting shipping
7/8/202630 min
The US carries out strikes in Iran, in retaliation for what it says is renewed Iranian targeting of commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. Tehran has condemned the attacks. Also: the French far-right leader Marine Le Pen confirms she will contest next year's presidential election. China is dealing with severe rain and flooding that's left more than 20 people dead. Super-strength cannabis is flooding Britain. The line-up for the quarter-finals of the World Cup is now complete, and a Manhattan skyscraper has been evacuated after fears that it could collapse.
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Photo: Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman. Credit: REUTERS/Stringer
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Celia Hatton· Host0:57
[digital tone] This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. [upbeat music] I'm Celia Hatton, and in the early hours of the 8th of July, these are our main stories. The US has carried out a series of strikes against Iran in response to what it calls renewed Iranian targeting of commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. The French hard right leader Marine Le Pen says she's still running for president next year despite losing her appeal against a conviction for misuse of European