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World Service,12 Jul 2026,54 mins

US launches fresh strikes as Iran closes Strait of Hormuz

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The US said it launched a fresh wave of strikes on Iran after Tehran struck a ship passing through the Strait of Hormuz. Also on the programme, hundreds of firefighters in Spain are still battling to contain pockets of flames in the southeast after one of the country's worst-ever wildfires; and we speak to the first person to climb seven of the highest summits and swim seven ocean channels. (Photo: A vessel in the Strait of Hormuz near the beach of Bandar Abbas, Iran, June 30, 2026. Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA/via WANA)

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