Global News Podcast Iran renews attacks on Gulf countries
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Mar 20, 2026 
Frank Gardner, a BBC security correspondent on Middle East conflicts, tracks Iran’s widening strikes across Gulf infrastructure and the growing energy alarm. Archana Shukla, a journalist covering business and health in India, looks at cheaper generic weight-loss drugs. Simon Atkinson, a BBC correspondent in Queensland, reports on Cyclone Norell, floods and the emergency response in northeastern Australia.
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Iran Expanded The War To Gulf Economies
- Iran widened its retaliation from US bases to Gulf economic targets, jolting Qatar, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia and exposing strains between Washington and Israel.
- Frank Gardner said Qatar was furious after Ras Laffan was hit, while Trump denied prior knowledge and Israeli officials told him the US had been informed.
Qatar Gas Damage Could Reshape Energy Markets
- Damage at Qatar's Ras Laffan gas plant could cut LNG output by 17 percent for three to five years, threatening buyers across Asia and Europe.
- Nick Marsh said two of fourteen processing trains were so badly hit they must be rebuilt, after gas prices briefly jumped about 30 percent.
Nowruz In Exile For Iranians Fleeing War
- Iranians crossing into Turkey described a joyless Nowruz marked by grief, fear and broken contact with family still inside Iran.
- Anita Mohamed Pana said her sister gave birth and they could not speak, while Ali Reza Molli Hosseini played a traditional daf in Van.