Iran says it is stopping military operations against Israel

About this episode

Iran's military has announced a halt to operations against Israel amidst recent hostilities, with discussions on Iran's ties to Hezbollah and other news.

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)

People in this episode

Host: BBC World Service

Topics covered

• Iran-Israel relations
• military operations
• Hezbollah
• Armenia elections
• Leonardo da Vinci

Keywords

• Iran
• Israel
• Hezbollah
• military operations
• Armenia
• elections
• Leonardo da Vinci

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Iran, Hezbollah

Books & works: complete writings and drawings of Leonardo da Vinci

Places: Israel, Armenia

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