48 minutes ago About sharing Isfahan flourished in the 16th and 17th Centuries as the capital of the Safavid dynasty By Baran Abbasi and Tom Spender BBC Persian Famed for its palaces, tiled mosques and minarets, Isfahan – where blasts were heard overnight – is also a major centre for military industry. Iran’s third-biggest city,…
Video sent to the BBC shows flashes in the sky, while a large explosion can also be heard.
35 minutes ago About sharing Iranian state TV broadcast images of Isfahan which appeared to show no signs of damage By Sean Seddon BBC News US officials say Israel hit Iran with a missile overnight on Friday, in what appears to be a retaliatory strike after weeks of escalating tensions between the two countries. There…
Reports of a retaliatory strike by Israel raise commodity prices and fears over inflation.
31 minutes ago About sharing Explosions have been reported in the central Iranian province of Isfahan (file photo) By Raffi Berg BBC News An Israeli missile has hit Iran, US officials have told the BBC’s partner station CBS News. Blasts were heard in the central province of Isfahan, although it is not clear what was…
18 minutes ago About sharing Israel says it will defend itself against Iran – but its allies want to avoid a wider Middle East war By Jeremy Bowen BBC international editor The Iranians are playing down the significance of what has happened in the central city of Isfahan overnight. Officials are saying there has been…
4 hours ago About sharing Heather Bryson has had a smart phone since she was eight-years-old By Chris Vallance & Philippa Wain Technology reporters Nearly a quarter of UK five-to-seven-year-olds now have their own smartphone, Ofcom research suggests. Social media use also rose in the age group over last year with nearly two in five…
30 minutes ago About sharing US soldiers seen at Rzeszow-Jasionka Airport in 2022 By Ido Vock BBC News A Polish man has been arrested and charged with planning to co-operate with Russian intelligence services to aid a possible assassination of Volodymyr Zelensky, authorities said. Polish prosecutors said the man, named as Pawel K, was allegedly…
2 hours ago About sharing Watch: Trump complains about ‘freezing’ New York courtroom By Madeline Halpert & Kayla Epstein BBC News, in court A full 12-person jury has been sworn in for ex-US President Donald Trump’s historic criminal trial in New York City. “We have our jury,” Justice Juan Merchan declared after seven men and…