{"id":252581,"date":"2025-06-13T15:04:51","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T14:04:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-did-israel-attack-iran-and-what-does-it-mean-for-the-rest-of-the-world-itv-news\/"},"modified":"2025-06-13T15:04:51","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T14:04:51","slug":"why-did-israel-attack-iran-and-what-does-it-mean-for-the-rest-of-the-world-itv-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-did-israel-attack-iran-and-what-does-it-mean-for-the-rest-of-the-world-itv-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Why did Israel attack Iran? And what does it mean for the rest of the world? | ITV News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/KQjfib-alDg\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why did Israel attack Iran? 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