Inside an escalating tit-for-tat in Iran
As It Happens

Inside an escalating tit-for-tat in Iran

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 9, 202657 min

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Hello, I'm Neil Cooksell. Good evening. I'm Chris Howden. This is As It Happens. One battle after another, Iran and the US continue to escalate their attacks.

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