Iran renews attacks on Gulf countries

伊朗再次对海湾国家发起攻击

Global News Podcast

2026-03-21

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Tehran has fired missiles and drones at its Gulf neighbours causing blazes at a Kuwait refinery and a Bahrain warehouse. Israel has launched more air attacks against Iran. Powerful explosions were reported in the capital. Iranian media said sixteen of its cargo ships anchored in the Gulf had been burnt out after being targeted there. There's been a warning that the world faces its greatest ever energy threat from the Iran war. Also, weight loss drugs are set to become much cheaper as patents expire in India and elewhere. A cyclone has hit Australia's northeastern coast bringing fierce winds, heavy rain and floods. An international aid convoy arrives in Cuba. Actor and martial artist Chuck Norris dies at 86. And Mission to the Moon, NASA’s huge rocket - now repaired - heads back to the launchpad at Cape Canaveral in Florida in preparation for the first crewed flight in more than half a century. The Global News Podcast brings you the breaking news you need to hear, as it happens. Listen for the latest headlines and current affairs from around the world. Politics, economics, climate, business, technology, health – we cover it all with expert analysis and insight. Get the news that matters, delivered twice a day on weekdays and daily at weekends, plus special bonus episodes reacting to urgent breaking stories. Follow or subscribe now and never miss a moment. Get in touch: globalpodcast@bbc.co.uk
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  • This BBC podcast is supported by ads outside the UK.

  • This is the Global News podcast from the BBC World Service.

  • I'm Janet Jaleel, and at 16 Hours GMT on Friday the 20th of March, these are our main headlines.

  • Gulf countries come under renewed attacks from Iran as Israel continues to bomb Tehran

  • but pledges not to attack any more Iranian energy sites.

  • But with oil and gas prices still high, the International Energy Agency calls

  • for people to work from home more, drive slower, and fly less to reduce demand for fuel.

  • Also in this podcast, with the patent about to expire in some countries

  • on weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy, could cheaper generic products transform the battle against the bulge?

  • And mission to the moon.

  • We will have the Earth out the window as a single ball, something none of us have seen.

  • And then we're going to travel a quarter of a million miles away.

  • NASA's huge rocket, now repaired, heads back to the launch pad at Cape Canaveral

  • in Florida in preparation for the first crewed flight in more than half a century.

  • But first, nearly three weeks since the US and Israel began their war with Iran.

  • It is continuing to fire missiles and drones at its Gulf neighbours,

  • causing fires at a major refinery in Kuwait and a warehouse in Bahrain.

  • Blasts were also heard in Jerusalem.

  • At the same time, Israel has again struck targets in Iran.

  • But after a rare rebuke from President Trump, the Israeli Prime Minister,