State television in iran reported explosions near an army base and an airport in the central city of isfahan, activating local air defence systems. Blasts have also been reported in the countrys north west. Video online shows Iranian Defence missiles being fired into the air. Commercial flights were initially diverted around iranian airspace, but iranian media say all restrictions have now been lifted. Irans state broadcaster irib downplayed reports of an attack. Lets hear how the news was broken. Translation reliable sources emphasise that all Nuclear Facilities and military centres in isfahan and all parts of the country are completely secure and no incident has occurred at these facilities and centres. Now to reaction among members of the public, many of whom are expressing concern about escalation. Lets hear from some people on the streets of tehran. Translation they attacked our| consulate and iran responded but, in general, war across the globe is not a good thing. Not only for u
and the eu s head of foreign affairs, josep borrell, in calling for the truce between israel and hamas to continue. international pressure really mounting. international pressure really mounting. let s go live now to tel aviv and join anna foster. what is going to happen today? what is the holder, what we know about how this could possibly things today? it how this could possibly things toda ? . , , ., today? it was interesting hearing ou today? it was interesting hearing you describe today? it was interesting hearing you describe those today? it was interesting hearing you describe those two today? it was interesting hearing you describe those two things . today? it was interesting hearing l you describe those two things that seem quite contradictory on the face of it, the idea there is still negotiation going on about release lists, but at the same time, they are talking about a possible extension to the truce. in terms of those lists, what has happened so far is the
humphrey. there was a rather interesting statement put out today by the chinese state news agency. it wasn t long ago they were talking about the us threat, but now we have this lengthy article published in english about the enduring strength of mr xi s for americans and includes him sitting in a tractor. maybe there is some feeling to be done tomorrow. to be done tomorrow. christian, i think both to be done tomorrow. christian, i think both leaders to be done tomorrow. christian, i think both leaders are to be done tomorrow. christian, i think both leaders are coming - to be done tomorrow. christian, i think both leaders are coming to | think both leaders are coming to this summit looking for a little bit of breathing room. if you look at the situation in china, it s still feeling the effects of the pandemic. when you look at the economic growth, it s been quite sluggish. if you look at the situation in the united states, 2024 is a presidential election. joe biden w
It is imperative that people are able to get out of the way of any conflict and, doing that, getting people of harm s way, is a monumental task, for which we have yet to see a plan. not only getting them the harm s way, making sure they can supported with assistance, if they are out of harms way. second, even if people are largely out of harm s way, inevitably there will be a significant population in rafah and we believe a major military operation, with a large presence of the civilian population, would have terrible consequences for the population. we are committed, as israel is, to ensuring that gaza cannot be controlled by ms word mac. we have seen the devastation and destruction that has resulted from hamas leadership and the actions it has taken, well before october the