{"id":323612,"date":"2026-03-06T00:00:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T00:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/has-starmers-iran-response-been-too-slow-bbc-newscast\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T00:00:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T00:00:14","slug":"has-starmers-iran-response-been-too-slow-bbc-newscast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/has-starmers-iran-response-been-too-slow-bbc-newscast\/","title":{"rendered":"Has Starmer&#8217;s Iran Response Been Too Slow? | BBC Newscast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/Dx5mCkc75LM\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Has Starmer's Iran Response Been Too Slow? | BBC Newscast\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Dx5mCkc75LM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has defended his response to the Iran war and announced he will send four additional fighter jets to Qatar.<\/p>\n<p>Adam is joined by Jane Corbin, Panorama film maker; Lucy Fisher, Whitehall editor for the Financial Times, and Mikey Kay, military analyst for the Security Brief, to discuss Starmer\u2019s press conference, and to take a deeper look at the weaponry being used by both sides in this conflict.<\/p>\n<p>00:00 Introduction<br \/>\n00:56 Why did Starmer give a press conference?<br \/>\n08:17 What weapons does the UK have?<br \/>\n11:50 How is Iran retaliating?<br \/>\n15:00 The cost of weapons<br \/>\n19:58 Iran&#8217;s missile capability<br \/>\n22:50 What is it like to witness a drone attack?<br \/>\n26:15 How did Israeli and US intelligence networks inform the initial attack on Iran?<\/p>\n<p>You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say &quot;Ask BBC Sounds to play Newscast\u201d. It works on most smart speakers.<\/p>\n<p>You can join our Newscast online community here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/newscastdiscord<\/p>\n<p>Get in touch with Newscast by emailing newscast@bbc.co.uk or send us a WhatsApp on +44 0330 123 9480.<\/p>\n<p>New episodes released every day. If you&#8217;re in the UK, for more News and Current Affairs podcasts from the BBC, listen on BBC Sounds: https:\/\/bbc.in\/4guXgXd<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#BBCNews #BBCNewscast #keirstarmer #iranwar #iranisraelwar #iranisraelwar<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has defended his response to the Iran war and announced he will send four additional fighter jets to Qatar. 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