{"id":327235,"date":"2026-03-18T18:00:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T18:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/us-israel-war-on-iran-the-big-questions-answered-the-global-story\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T18:00:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T18:00:22","slug":"us-israel-war-on-iran-the-big-questions-answered-the-global-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/us-israel-war-on-iran-the-big-questions-answered-the-global-story\/","title":{"rendered":"US-Israel war on Iran: The big questions answered | The Global Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/1wK03Zpp7sY\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"US-Israel war on Iran: The big questions answered | The Global Story\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1wK03Zpp7sY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>What is happening in Iran and what might happen next?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Since the start of the US-Israel war on Iran, The Global Story listeners have been contacting us with questions: about the causes of the war, the legality of it, and how other countries are responding? As Gulf states get drawn further into the conflict, might they send military reinforcement? And if the Iranian regime were to fall, could islamist groups such as ISIS seize an opportunity to claim more power?<\/p>\n<p>In today\u2019s episode, we answer all of these and more, with BBC world affairs editor, John Simpson.<\/p>\n<p>New episodes of The Global Story are released daily. If you\u2019re in the UK, listen on BBC Sounds. If you live outside the UK, listen on BBC.com or wherever you get your podcasts.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>LINK: https:\/\/app.magellan.ai\/listen_links\/the-global-story-ytl\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#US #Iran #MiddleEast #BBCNews\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Chapters:<br \/>\n00:00 Introduction<br \/>\n02:05 What is the latest in the Iran war?<br \/>\n07:58 Why does Iran dislike the United States?<br \/>\n14:50 Why hasn&#8217;t Benjamin Netanyahu been arrested?<br \/>\n18:18 How is Lebanon involved?<br \/>\n20:58 Will the Gulf states get involved with the war?<br \/>\n23:00 Could ISIS become involved with the war?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is happening in Iran and what might happen next?\u00a0 Since the start of the US-Israel war on Iran, The Global Story listeners have been contacting us with questions: about the causes of the war, the legality of it, and how other countries are responding? 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