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Hello and welcome to News Hour.
It's coming to you live from the BBC World Service studios in central London.
I'm Tim Franks.
We're beginning with the questions which have hung over this war in the Middle East
since the US and Israel decided to launch it a week and a half ago.
what is going to counter success?
When will it be decided that it's over?
Indeed, who will decide when it's over?
Given that the war itself is still being fought at its intense pitch,
waves of airstrikes on Iran and from the Israelis on Lebanon as well,
we'll hear from those caught in the line of fire in about 30 minutes.