About this episode
Iran's military has announced a halt to operations against Israel amid recent hostilities, with discussions on Iran's ties to Hezbollah and other current events.
Iran's military has said it's halting military operations against Israel, after the first direct hostilities between the two sides in two months. We examine the links between Iran and Hezbollah. Also in the programme: Armenia's pro-EU incumbent wins election; a new online archive of the complete writings and drawings of Leonardo da Vinci. (Picture: A screenshot taken from a handout video released by the Israeli Military says to show a strike on an aerial defence system in Iran at an unknown location. Credit: Reuters)
Topics covered
- Iran military operations
- Israel conflict
- Hezbollah
- Armenia elections
- Leonardo da Vinci archive
Keywords
- Iran
- Israel
- Hezbollah
- Armenia
- elections
- Leonardo da Vinci
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Iran, Hezbollah, Leonardo da Vinci
Places: Israel, Armenia
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