Global impact of US-Israel war with Iran

Learning English from the News

2026-03-11

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(Photo by Kaveh Kazemi via Getty Images) ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Download a free worksheet! ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ The story The US-Israel war with Iran continues. The US military says it has "eliminated" 16 Iranian mine-laying ships in the area. Iran continues its strikes across the region, including in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Kuwait. People in Tehran have told BBC News Persian about heavy strikes and powercuts. Meanwhile, three commercial ships have been damaged by "unknown projectiles" in the area. On Monday, US President Donald Trump said the war was "very far ahead of schedule" and "very complete, pretty much". The war has had an impact on the global price of oil, because of the difficulty shipping oil from the region and uncertainty over how long the war could last. News headlines Oil prices seesaw as Trump sends mixed messages on what’s next in Iran Washington Post Chris Mason: The cost of living is catapulted centre stage yet again BBC News What we know about Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei - and why his appointment doesn't bode well for peace Sky News Key words and phrases send mixed messages do or say things that cause confusion about what you mean centre stage the most important thing or the thing that everyone is paying attention to bode well be a sign that good things will happen in the future Next  Discover more programmes to learn English from the News. Find all our latest programmes. Try Beating Speaking Anxiety - a series to help you boost your speaking confidence.
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  • From BBC Learning English, this is Learning English from the News, our podcast about the news headlines.

  • In this programme, the impact of the US-Israel war with Iran around the world.

  • Hello, I'm Phil.

  • And I'm Pippa.

  • In this podcast, we look at one big news story and the vocabulary in the headlines that will help you understand it.

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  • as well as a worksheet on our website, bbclearningenglish.com.

  • So let's hear more about this story.

  • The US-Israel war with Iran continues, causing deaths and injuries in Iran and elsewhere in the region.

  • The conflict is also impacting commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz,

  • which is the stretch of sea near Iran that allows ships to reach the open ocean.

  • The US military says it has eliminated 16 Iranian mine laying ships in the area.

  • Iran continues its strikes across the region, including in Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Kuwait.

  • People in Tehran have told BBC News Persian about heavy strikes and power cuts.

  • On Monday, US President Donald Trump said the war was very far ahead of schedule and very complete, pretty much.

  • Aside from the human cost, the war has had an impact on the global price of oil because of the difficulty shipping

  • oil from the region and the uncertainty over how long the war could last.

  • Our first headline is about this.

  • This is from The Washington Post, a US newspaper.

  • Oil prices seesaw as Trump sends mixed messages on what's next in Iran.