{"id":329099,"date":"2026-03-25T18:00:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T18:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/are-we-heading-for-world-war-three-the-global-story\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T18:00:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T18:00:11","slug":"are-we-heading-for-world-war-three-the-global-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/are-we-heading-for-world-war-three-the-global-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Are we heading for World War Three? | The Global Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/IFxCf51FBNY\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Are we heading for World War Three? | The Global Story\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IFxCf51FBNY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>It has been almost a month since Israel and the United States launched their war against Iran, and already there have been strikes in more than a dozen countries, with reports of over 2,000 people killed across the region. <\/p>\n<p>Iran has received a 15-point peace plan from the US according to reports from Pakistan, which is acting as an intermediary. <\/p>\n<p>But earlier, a spokesman for Iran&#8217;s military said the US was &quot;negotiating with itself&quot;, adding: &quot;Someone like us will never come to terms with someone like you.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>As the war drags on and more countries get involved, there are concerns this conflict could escalate into something truly global.   <\/p>\n<p>We speak to emeritus professor of International History at the University of Oxford, Margaret MacMillan, and explore how world wars start, how they end and what can be done to avoid them.<\/p>\n<p>New episodes of The Global Story are released daily. 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If you live outside the UK, listen on BBC.com or wherever you get your podcasts. <\/p>\n<p>LINK: https:\/\/app.magellan.ai\/listen_links\/the-global-story-ytl<\/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>#BBCNews #iranwar #trump <\/p>\n<p>Chapters:<br \/>\n00:00 Introduction<br \/>\n01:30 Are we heading to World War III?<br \/>\n04:04 What makes it a world war?<br \/>\n07:28 What do previous wars tell us?<br \/>\n09:30 What path takes us away from WWIII?<br \/>\n13:00 What are the motivations for deescalation?<br \/>\n15:33 The wars that didn&#8217;t happen<br \/>\n21:54 Have we already begun a descent into a global war?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It has been almost a month since Israel and the United States launched their war against Iran, and already there have been strikes in more than a dozen countries, with reports of over 2,000 people killed across the region. 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