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Dive deeper into the week’s biggest stories from the Middle East and around the world with The National’s multi-award-winning podcast, Beyond the Headlines — winner of two Signal Awards and the New York Festivals Radio and TV Awards. Nuances are often missed in day-to-day headlines. We go Beyond the Headlines by bringing together the voices of experts and those living the news to provide a clearer picture of the region’s shifting political and social landscape.
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Wednesday Mar 04, 2026
Wednesday Mar 04, 2026
Almost 2,000 targets in Iran have been hit by the US in the first four days of the war.
US Central Command says it has severely degraded the country's air defences and destroyed hundreds of ballistic missiles, launchers and drones.
People in Iran, where the death toll is nearing 800, and across the Middle East are anxiously waiting for a resolution to the conflict.
But US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the war must now take its course, without clarifying what the end goal is.
Is America’s war about the nuclear issue, the proxy project or even regime change? Some US politicians have expressed confusion over what the Trump administration’s justification is for launching this conflict alongside Israel.
In this update report for Beyond the Headlines, host Nada AlTaher looks at the US objectives in Iran and discusses the latest developments across the region.
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