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Aug 2024
17m 36s

What's Iran up to?

SKY NEWS
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Middle Eastern nations are scrambling to protect a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas and prevent a regional conflict.   

There are reports of imminent Iranian and Hezbollah retaliation on Israel, as the United States moves military assets to the region.  

Joining Niall Paterson on the Sky News Daily is our Middle East correspondent Alistair Bunkall, and military expert Michael Clarke, to hear about the mood in Jerusalem, the risks of war, and what Iran what might be about to do.         
 
Producer: Soila Apparicio 
Editor: Philly Beaumont 

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