Your World Tonight Iran's president apologizes for attacks on neighbours, Dead U.S. soldiers repatriated, Building Canadian food independence, and more
Mar 7, 2026
Megan Williams, CBC Dubai reporter covering missile and drone strikes and local evacuations. Tom Perry, CBC London correspondent with on-the-ground Middle East analysis. They discuss Iran’s presidential apology alongside continuing strikes and diplomacy talks. They report on regional exchanges, U.S. troop repatriations, and Canada's push to strengthen its food processing and farming resilience.
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Iran's Apology Amid Ongoing Strikes
- Iran's president Masoud Pezeshkian apologized to neighbouring states for cross-border strikes while still rejecting unconditional surrender to the U.S. demand.
- Despite the apology, drones and missiles continued to target UAE, Qatar and Bahrain with interceptions and alerts reported hours later.
U.S. Denies Iran Captured Troops
- The U.S. framed the conflict as degrading Iranian military capacity while denying claimed Iranian captures of U.S. troops.
- U.S. Central Command called Iranian claims of captured soldiers "lies and deception" as operations and public messaging continued.
Drone Strikes Ground Flights In Dubai
- Megan Williams described multiple drone strikes near Dubai International Airport that grounded flights and produced plumes of smoke visible from nearby areas.
- She reported charter flights for Canadians were delayed and about 90 people were being flown to Istanbul for evacuation.