{"id":330477,"date":"2026-03-30T18:00:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T17:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/is-the-us-israel-war-with-iran-helping-putin-and-russia-the-global-story\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T18:00:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T17:00:19","slug":"is-the-us-israel-war-with-iran-helping-putin-and-russia-the-global-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/is-the-us-israel-war-with-iran-helping-putin-and-russia-the-global-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Is the US-Israel war with Iran helping Putin and Russia? | The Global Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/TZ7VPSr6HHY\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Is the US-Israel war with Iran helping Putin and Russia? | The Global Story\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TZ7VPSr6HHY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>With the world\u2019s attention on the US-Israel war with Iran, Vladimir Putin appears to be stepping up Russia\u2019s war in Ukraine. <\/p>\n<p>Last week saw the biggest Russian drone attack since the beginning of the war.  <\/p>\n<p>Some Ukrainians believe Putin is doing this precisely because the world is looking the other way. <\/p>\n<p>Russia also appears to be benefiting from the Iran war in other ways \u2013 oil prices have skyrocketed at the same time as Trump has loosened sanctions on Russian oil. <\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, it\u2019s been a difficult few months for Russian allies in Tehran, Caracas and Havana.  <\/p>\n<p>The author, academic and Russia analyst Mark Galeotti joins us to examine the ways in which the war in Iran could help or hinder Putin.<\/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. <\/p>\n<p>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 #putin #russia <\/p>\n<p>Chapters:<br \/>\n00:00 Introduction<br \/>\n01:29 Large scale Russian drone attacks on Ukraine<br \/>\n06:55 Is Putin taking advantage of the war in Iran?<br \/>\n11:07 Is there a long term threat to NATO?<br \/>\n14:00 Putin and Trump&#8217;s relationship<br \/>\n15:45 Are there any negative outcomes for Russia from war in Iran?<br \/>\n18:00 What is Putin&#8217;s plan?<br \/>\n22:55 Has the war in Iran helped Putin?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the world\u2019s attention on the US-Israel war with Iran, Vladimir Putin appears to be stepping up Russia\u2019s war in Ukraine. 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