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debate 0303 © France 24 41:52 Issued on: 03/03/2026 - 20:09
Play (41:52 min) From the show Reading time 1 min It's only Day 4 and already, an under attack Iran's drawn in the whole region: targets incude the US embassy in Saudi Arabia, oil and gas installations up and down the Gulf, France’s military base in Abu Dhabi - all part of Iran’s strategy to employ cheap homemade drones to shut business, spook markets and scare away tourists as it defends against an existential threat that saw its leader eliminated in the opening hours of the US and Israeli bombing campaign.
That Israel would pound and even occupy parts of Lebanon to counter any response by Tehran proxy Hezbollah was to be expected, but how about the wider escalation? How far will it go? Both Israel and the US warn of heavier bombing still to come.
While the casualty toll mounts, ordinary Iranians asking the same question as panic buyers at French filling stations: how big a spiral? How long will it last?
Produced by François Picard, Rebecca Gnignati, Juliette Laffont, Ilayda Habip, Andrew Hilliar.
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