{"id":322422,"date":"2026-03-03T00:00:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T00:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-did-us-and-israel-attack-iran-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T00:00:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T00:00:12","slug":"why-did-us-and-israel-attack-iran-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-did-us-and-israel-attack-iran-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Why did US and Israel attack Iran? | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/d8uHnOCWzDs\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why did US and Israel attack Iran? | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/d8uHnOCWzDs\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Conflict has spread across the Middle East after Iran&#8217;s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed during strikes launched by the US and Israel on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Iran has responded by launching missiles and drones across the region, targeting Israel, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Cyprus and ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<p>The BBC&#8217;s Security Correspondent Frank Gardner answers your top questions on the escalating war in the Middle East &#8211; what\u2019s happening between the US, Israel and Iran, why it\u2019s spreading region-wide, and what it means for global politics, security and energy markets.<\/p>\n<p> Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#Iran #US #MiddleEast #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conflict has spread across the Middle East after Iran&#8217;s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed during strikes launched by the US and Israel on Saturday. 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