The war between Iran and the US continued to escalate, with the countries trading blows for the sceond day in a row. At least four Iranian civilians were killed, including a child, and dozens more injured after the US struck a wedding party in southern Iran,
Iran responded by launching several waves of missiles at US basses in Jordan and in. Bahrain and Kuwait, with US local and local officials heavily suppressing any news on casualties or damage.
In the latest episode of badlands, I bring you up to speed on what happened and explain why the return to kinetic warfare was inevitable.
Plus, I describe my interview with the Crisis Group’s Amjad Iraqi, who recently published a lengthy report on the dashed hopes for peace in Gaza, and the built-in flaws within Donald Trump’s Board of Peace.
In addition, I describe the latest humanitarian situation inside Gaza in interviews with India’s NewsX World.
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