let's recap what's been happening in iran. in what is feared to be a ratcheting up of the conflict in the middle east, explosions have been heard in iran. two us officials have confirmed to our broadcast partner cbs news that it was an attack from israel. state television in iran has reported explosions near an army base and an airport in the central city of isfahan, activating local air defence systems. blasts have also been reported in the country's north—west. video online shows iranian defence missiles being fired into the air. commercial flights were diverted around iranian airspace, but iranian media say all restrictions have now been lifted. the international atomic energy agency has confirmed there is no damage

to iran's nuclear facilities. in a social media post, the agency's director general, rafael mariano grossi, continued to call for extreme restraint from everybody and said nuclear facilities should never be a target in military conflicts. iran's semi—official tasnim news agency, which is close to the islamic revolutionary guard corps, posted a video with a caption saying, "isfahan�*s nuclear site is completely safe". in the video, a man near the isfahan nuclear technology centre is seen showing his watch to the camera to indicate the time and date. we can then see several troops standing around what looks like an air defence battery. reuters news agency is reporting that an unnamed iranian source has said there is no immediate plan for retaliation. as well as these explosions in iran, they were reported too in southern syria apparently from missiles targeting radar sites. and there were also blasts in iraq in both the capital baghdad and babil province to the south.

israel had promised to respond to saturday night's drone and missile attack by iran. both nbc and cnn have reported unnamed officials saying that israel had warned washington, but that washington had not endorsed the action. the president of the european commission has called for de—escalation. here she is. we commission has called for de-escalation. here she is. we have to do everything _ de-escalation. here she is. we have to do everything possible, _ de-escalation. here she is. we have to do everything possible, that - de-escalation. here she is. we have to do everything possible, that all. to do everything possible, that all sides restrain from escalation in that region. we have seen the massive attack with drones and missiles, round about 300, by iran on israel. it is absolutely necessary that the region stays stable and all sides refrain from further action. at stable and all sides refrain from further action.— stable and all sides refrain from further action. at 1130 gmt we will answer all your— further action. at 1130 gmt we will answer all your questions - further action. at 1130 gmt we will answer all your questions on - further action. at 1130 gmt we will answer all your questions on the i answer all your questions on the iran and israel tensions alive. get in touch and send in your questions.

voters in india have begun to go to the polls in what is being called the largest democratic exercise ever held. prime minister narendra modi is hoping to win a third successive term. for more on india's biggest election, i'mjoined by south asia correspondent, samira hussain whose in delhi and arunoday mukharj, whose also following the election from chennai. give us a sense of the scale of this operation. it give us a sense of the scale of this 0 eration. , give us a sense of the scale of this oeration. , , operation. it is absolutely massive. we are talking _ operation. it is absolutely massive. we are talking about _ operation. it is absolutely massive. we are talking about almost - operation. it is absolutely massive. we are talking about almost 970 i we are talking about almost 970 million eligible voters, so voting has to take place in seven phases over the next six weeks. just today there are 166 million eligible voters. that is the combined population of france and the uk and then some. that gives you a sense of then some. that gives you a sense of the scale. what they have done is the scale. what they have done is the have 21 different states where

voting is taking place. part of the reason what makes voting here such a big, monumentaltask reason what makes voting here such a big, monumental task is not only the size of the population, but it is also the size of the country and the diversity within the country. according to indian law you cannot be more than two kilometres away from a polling booth, so you are in a situation where you have electoral officials that are travelling five hours, sometimes on animals, to be able to take a voting machine to one resident perhaps in a remote area in a forest. ~ ., ., a forest. what are the practicalities - a forest. what are the practicalities where i a forest. what are the l practicalities where you a forest. what are the - practicalities where you are and what is being done to deal with that? i what is being done to deal with that? ., what is being done to deal with that? . ., that? i am in chennai in the southern — that? i am in chennai in the southern indian _ that? i am in chennai in the southern indian state - that? i am in chennai in the southern indian state and l that? i am in chennai in the i southern indian state and in that? i am in chennai in the l southern indian state and in a location — southern indian state and in a location that is close to a cluster of about — location that is close to a cluster of about six polling booths. you can see the _ of about six polling booths. you can see the line — of about six polling booths. you can see the line sneaking up behind me, the polling _ see the line sneaking up behind me, the polling booth is slightly down there _

the polling booth is slightly down there. these are glimpses that metres— there. these are glimpses that metres across the city of chennai in various_ metres across the city of chennai in various pockets wherever we go. there _ various pockets wherever we go. there is — various pockets wherever we go. there is a — various pockets wherever we go. there is a heavy police presence and a lot of— there is a heavy police presence and a lot of lines— there is a heavy police presence and a lot of lines all through the day as we _ a lot of lines all through the day as we see — a lot of lines all through the day as we see people coming out to cast their votes — as we see people coming out to cast their votes. this state is politically significant. there are 39 lawmakers who are sent to parliament from here. significantly, if i parliament from here. significantly, if i give _ parliament from here. significantly, if i give you — parliament from here. significantly, if i give you a quick political picture _ if i give you a quick political picture of— if i give you a quick political picture of what the state means, this is— picture of what the state means, this is a — picture of what the state means, this is a state where regional parties — this is a state where regional parties have always done well. whenever we talk about indian politics — whenever we talk about indian politics we hear about the ruling party _ politics we hear about the ruling party or— politics we hear about the ruling party or the congress party, but those _ party or the congress party, but those parties have always had to align— those parties have always had to align with — those parties have always had to align with regional parties to contest _ align with regional parties to contest elections. as far as the ruling — contest elections. as far as the ruling bjp— contest elections. as far as the ruling bjp is concerned, which is currently— ruling bjp is concerned, which is currently governing india, they are looking _ currently governing india, they are looking to — currently governing india, they are looking to increase their footprint in this— looking to increase their footprint in this state. they have never fared very well_ in this state. they have never fared very well in— in this state. they have never fared very well in this state. in the last elections — very well in this state. in the last elections they had a share of less than % — elections they had a share of less than 4%. which is why you see the star campaigner of the bjp, the prima— star campaigner of the bjp, the prime minister himself, starting his bil prime minister himself, starting his

big 2020 _ prime minister himself, starting his big 2020 political campaign from this state. he has been to the state eight _ this state. he has been to the state eight times— this state. he has been to the state eight times in the last four months, indicating _ eight times in the last four months, indicating that it needs a logistical presence here in this state — logistical presence here in this state. from an economic point of view_ state. from an economic point of view when — state. from an economic point of view when we speak to a lot of the people _ view when we speak to a lot of the people as — view when we speak to a lot of the people as we walk around the city, the general conversation is talking about— the general conversation is talking about two— the general conversation is talking about two aspects. 0ne the general conversation is talking about two aspects. one is the lack ofjohs _ about two aspects. 0ne is the lack ofjohs for— about two aspects. one is the lack ofjobs for india's educated youth, and also _ ofjobs for india's educated youth, and also the need to control prices. the jobs _ and also the need to control prices. the jobs and the prices issue, how thejobs and the prices issue, how does that read in delhi? the jobs and the prices issue, how does that read in delhi?— does that read in delhi? those are issues that — does that read in delhi? those are issues that you _ does that read in delhi? those are issues that you hear _ does that read in delhi? those are issues that you hear about - does that read in delhi? those are issues that you hear about in - does that read in delhi? those are | issues that you hear about in tamil nadu and those are issues you can hear about spread across the country. there is a real issue when it comes to educated young man especially in the crisis ofjobs here. narendra modi is campaigning on his record of economic growth, on some of his values of indian and

hindu nationalism, and that is ultimately what we are looking at here in terms of what happens going forward. he is looking to keep his currentjob. he has been in power for a decade now and it would be an historic win, only one other indian has been able to stay in power for that long, if he does win. but there are opposition forces that are banded together and have formed an alliance to try to combat some of that popularity. tell alliance to try to combat some of that pepularitv-— that popularity. tell us where it noes that popularity. tell us where it goes next _ that popularity. tell us where it goes next from _ that popularity. tell us where it goes next from here. _ that popularity. tell us where it goes next from here. we - that popularity. tell us where it goes next from here. we have. that popularity. tell us where it - goes next from here. we have talked about the scale of it and the practicalities and the time frame, when do we eventually get results? some era. the when do we eventually get results? some era. , , ., when do we eventually get results? someera. , ,., , some era. the results are supposed to come on — some era. the results are supposed to come on the _ some era. the results are supposed to come on the 4th _ some era. the results are supposed to come on the 4th of _ some era. the results are supposed to come on the 4th ofjune - some era. the results are supposed to come on the 4th ofjune and - some era. the results are supposed to come on the 4th ofjune and that| to come on the 11th ofjune and that isjust an indication to come on the 11th ofjune and that is just an indication of how long it takes for all of this voting to happen. because they are using

electronic machines that should happen fairly quickly. even though the voting starts now it will still be another several weeks before we actually find out whether narendra modi keeps his currentjob. you modi keeps his current 'ob. you mentionedfi modi keeps his currentjob. you mentioned earlier some of the issues you have been talking about two people there. aside from the jobs and the prices, what you the focus will be when people come to cast their vote?— their vote? this primarily is the main focus- _ their vote? this primarily is the main focus. we _ their vote? this primarily is the main focus. we have _ their vote? this primarily is the main focus. we have been - their vote? this primarily is the | main focus. we have been trying their vote? this primarily is the - main focus. we have been trying to understand — main focus. we have been trying to understand from them the major issues _ understand from them the major issues and — understand from them the major issues and whenever we talk to them to understand what really has been the general life like over the past couple _ the general life like over the past couple of— the general life like over the past couple of years, this is the primary concern _ couple of years, this is the primary concern that — couple of years, this is the primary concern that they have a voice. we also spoke — concern that they have a voice. we also spoke to a first—time voter, who— also spoke to a first—time voter, who is— also spoke to a first—time voter, who is 19, — also spoke to a first—time voter, who is 19, who cast his vote for the first time — who is 19, who cast his vote for the first time he— who is 19, who cast his vote for the first time. he talked about interesting aspects like tamil naidu has always been a big business and industrial— has always been a big business and industrial hub and has attracted

investments and is reflective of what _ investments and is reflective of what party talk about nationally, attracting investment, taking india to the _ attracting investment, taking india to the big — attracting investment, taking india to the big global stage. the importance of all of that transforming into real development is something that the voters have also been — is something that the voters have also been talking about. it all boils — also been talking about. it all boils down to what they can get from the elections, most importantly jobs. _ the elections, most importantly jobs. and — the elections, most importantly jobs, and how they manage their household budgets. that has been the primary— household budgets. that has been the primary issue. nationally speaking this has— primary issue. nationally speaking this has been a state, and we are bound _ this has been a state, and we are bound by— this has been a state, and we are bound by certain regulations which is why— bound by certain regulations which is why we — bound by certain regulations which is why we can't go too much into detail— is why we can't go too much into detail about the major issues of the state. _ detail about the major issues of the state. but _ detail about the major issues of the state, but broadly speaking when we look at _ state, but broadly speaking when we look at the _ state, but broadly speaking when we look at the state of tamil nadu, 39 seats— look at the state of tamil nadu, 39 seats as _ look at the state of tamil nadu, 39 seats as i _ look at the state of tamil nadu, 39 seats as i mentioned, 7% of the total— seats as i mentioned, 7% of the total indian parliament, this really is going _ total indian parliament, this really is going to — total indian parliament, this really is going to set the tone for the days— is going to set the tone for the days ahead. if the bjp, which is ruling _ days ahead. if the bjp, which is ruling the — days ahead. if the bjp, which is ruling the country at the moment, manages — ruling the country at the moment, manages to make some sort of inroad here in— manages to make some sort of inroad here in the _ manages to make some sort of inroad here in the state of tamil nadu, it will be _ here in the state of tamil nadu, it will be a _ here in the state of tamil nadu, it will be a sign of things to come, a

change _ will be a sign of things to come, a change of— will be a sign of things to come, a change of political landscape that this state has seen over the past decade — this state has seen over the past decade. two major regional parties have dominated the scene. in the last elections in 2019 the dnp 138 last elections in 2019 the dnp138 out of— last elections in 2019 the dnp138 out of the 39 seats. that is a brief political _ out of the 39 seats. that is a brief political picture of the state, but the larger— political picture of the state, but the larger issues are resonating across— the larger issues are resonating across the — the larger issues are resonating across the country when we talk about _ across the country when we talk about price rises and unemployment and other— about price rises and unemployment and other issues that have been raised _ and other issues that have been raised by— and other issues that have been raised by the ruling and opposition parties _ raised by the ruling and opposition arties. p, ., raised by the ruling and opposition arties. p, ~' , ., , raised by the ruling and opposition arties. . ,, i. , . parties. thank you very much indeed, both of you — around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

let's turn to the war in ukraine now where local officials say two russian missile attacks have killed at least nine people in the central region of dnipropetrovsk. the station in the main city, dnipro, were attacked, and several homes were hit further

east in synelnykove. officials say at least 15 people were injured. president volodymyr zelensky said the attack highlighted the need for every city to have adequate air defences. let's speak to our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse. so still the same issue for them of being attacked from the air? yes. being attacked from the air? yes, these kind of— being attacked from the air? yes, these kind of strikes _ being attacked from the air? yes, these kind of strikes form - being attacked from the air? ye: these kind of strikes form part of these kind of strikes form part of the case for president zelensky for improved air defences. where i am in keep, it has been heavily fortified in terms of air defences with the supply of western patriot missile systems which have proven to be incredibly effective against russian air attacks. incredibly effective against russian airattacks. however, russianforces have adapted as well. so what air attacks. however, russian forces have adapted as well. so what we see now are slightly less frequent

attacks, but they are at a much greater scale. so last night russia launched 22 miss l, 1a runs, and they are designed to overwhelm air defences. when we are talking about easter cities like zaporizhzhia or addesi in the south, which is also attached, they are less well defended and missiles get through. we have seen images of a burning building, dnipro train station, and we are told across that region at least nine people have been killed, three of them children. i think president zelensky will continue to ask for much needed air defence systems. those asks have been answer to a degree over the past 2a hours where we saw in the latest g7 summit countries, including germany, and as more of those patriot air defence systems will be delivered. but what ukraine is waiting for is the detail, when their systems will arrive. this is a continuation of

russia's tactic in this regard, as well as ukraine both having to defend. �* p, well as ukraine both having to defend. �* . ., ., . ., defend. and after the attacks on israel b defend. and after the attacks on israel by iran — defend. and after the attacks on israel by iran which _ defend. and after the attacks on israel by iran which were - defend. and after the attacks on israel by iran which were then i israel by iran which were then repelled by the kind of systems you are alluding to, he was quite open on saying that is exactly the kind of stuff we need. you say some movement in the last day or so, more broadly do you think there will be any speeding up of the process in getting that equipment to ukraine? well, if we have this £50 billion military aid package signed off by the us congress over the weekend, there are no guarantees, but it is likely to make it, you can be sure that behind—the—scenes they will be trying to speed up the process because there has been political delaying which ukraine has blamed for causing it to lose territory and military personnel. but the scale we are talking about takes so long to

arrive. you mentioned the middle east where we saw western allies directly take out drones launched by iran at israel but with ukraine it is different because the west are so fearful of an escalation when it comes to russia. perhaps they view iran differently because of it not being the nuclear superpower that russia is. these are frustrating differences for ukraine but what we are seeing with russian advances in the east of the country, we are seeing invading forces enjoy air superiority were over a small town, which generals are fearful not to fall in the not—too—distant future, we are seeing russian aircraft fly almost unchallenged overhead launching missile attacks on defending ukrainian troops and ukraine can be very little to counter that. when we talk about their defence we are notjust talking about russian missile attacks, we are talking about russian air superiority which is

increasingly being strengthened as they continue to try to take as much ukrainian territory as possible. hagar ukrainian territory as possible. how would ou ukrainian territory as possible. how would you describe the mood in ukraine at the moment? it is difficult. we _ ukraine at the moment? it is difficult. we were _ ukraine at the moment? it 3 difficult. we were talking to people here in kyiv after this potential much—needed arrival of american support, as they see it, and there really is an almost deflation in the sense that people always knew that ukrainians would be fighting this alone, but what has been so pivotal is the level of western help to help p"°p up is the level of western help to help prop up that fight. but we are in a chapter now where anyone who volunteers, who wanted to step up and fight for ukraine, did so long ago in the wake of this full—scale invasion. they are now either injured or exhausted on the front line or have been killed. so we are now in this tricky scenario for ukraine where it is trying to mobilise as many men as possible.

they have just passed a controversial law, lowering the conscription age, and it has been criticised for not having a demobilisation plan, for not allowing soldiers to know how long they will have to serve before they get to go home. we are in this ukrainian all hands to the pump period as russia shows no sign of letting up. period as russia shows no sign of lettin: u. g p, , period as russia shows no sign of lettinu. ,~. ., , letting up. james waterhouse live in k iv. two us officials have confirmed that israel attacked iran. take television has reported explosions near an army base and an airport, activating local air defence systems. blasts have also been reported in the country's north—west. a video online shows iranian defence missiles being fired into the air. commercial flights were diverted around iranian

airspace and iranian media says all restrictions have been lifted. i asked how significant the location of isfahan was for this attack. it is very significant, it is the second city of iran and there are a lot of military bases around it and whether it is the real iranian revolutionary guard corps was, i wouldn't be at all surprised, and fairly near to where we believe iran's nuclear weapon sights are. i think this attack is very much a demonstration of capability and perhaps intense. iran fired 300 plus missiles and drones at israel and they all get knocked down. israel fires one, perhaps two missiles at iran and they appear to have got through and damaged the target. people might be surprised —— surprised to know that israel vastly over matches iran and this is a

demonstration of that fact. i expect your correspondent frank gardner said earlier on today that iran would far more like to fight in the shadows using its terror groups and proxies rather than going toe to toe with israel conventionally where it knows it could get a real hammering. clearly this morning the mood music appears to be to downplay the scale of this, but earlier in the week iran said they would react. what is your expectation for what we can look for from iran? your expectation for what we can look forfrom iran? the your expectation for what we can look for from iran?— look for from iran? the initial reaction is. — look for from iran? the initial reaction is, as _ look for from iran? the initial reaction is, as you _ look for from iran? the initial reaction is, as you say, - look for from iran? the initial reaction is, as you say, to - look for from iran? the initiall reaction is, as you say, to play look for from iran? the initial. reaction is, as you say, to play it down, because they don't want to make the fat that a couple of missiles have got through their very antiquated defence systems and hit targets. israel has the capacity with its stealth fighters and others to do an awful lot of damage here. i think iran feels that its pride is slightly restored by launching the

attacks on israel on sunday and really does not want to get any further. it knows that israel is absolutely determined and seems to have the backing of the us and other countries and iran can't rely on much help, perhaps a little bit from russia who is very keen to keep the focus on the middle east and not on ukraine. apart from that, they are a little bit isolated and of course the last thing they want to do is to get some of the key facilities hit. you can check out all the details on our website and there is a live page giving all the latest details on the israeli missile strike on iran. documents revealing the true scale of the medical trials that used infected blood products on children in the 1970s and �*80s have been seen by bbc news. the files show many patients' parents weren't asked for their consent.

professor edward tuddenham, a world—leading haematologist based in london, has said ethical standards were not met. the public inquiry into the use of infected blood products will release its findings next month. here's our health editor, hugh pym. they had access to our blood, our veins, whenever they wanted it, and they exploited that. every boy there was on a trial at some time, or continuously, from their whole period at the college, and that spanned ten years from '75 to '85. how do you feel about that? when we went there in the mid—70s, we weren't on prophylaxis. we hadn't even heard of the word prophylaxis. it was sold to us saying we've got these new products, if you're prepared to have an injection every other day, it'll make you fit, you'll be able to play more, you'll be able to go out more, you'll live a normal life. but our parents were never informed.

there was just a change from having an injection when you had a bleed to you would have an injection every other day. and we accepted it, we didn't question it. we thought it was the norm and it was the norm because we were all doing it. and what did they actually do? was it repeated testing? it wasn't just what they were putting in. it's what they were taking out. you know, it was virtually equal quantities. they would give you a 60 ml syringe of a product and then ten minutes later, they'd want to take 60ml out. i recall two lads being... they had so much blood taken out of them. up to a point, i would say 60mls syringe after 60mls syringe. that wasn't normal. that wasn't the norm at all. 0ne lad has so much blood taken from it that he was almost opaque. when we look back now, we think they're taking that out to see what that product has done to you.

the more you had, the more risky it was — is that part of your concern? well, absolutely. i mean, i think every haemophiliac, just about, at treloar�*s, was infected with hepatitis c. non—a, non—b. i don't think hardly anyone escaped it. and then on top of that, you had hiv, as well. if you could imagine being at a boarding school and being in the dormitories and you're reading in the paper about hepatitis and hiv, we'd all discuss it between ourselves. so there was a genuine panic. if we didn't go for our prophylaxis appointments, we would either get dragged out of school lessons, because you'd missed your appointment. and if you did it so many times, you got black marks and things like this. being called out of class for blood tests that i missed. and then another blood test that i've missed. and when you're called out of a class at that age, you feel punished, don't you? and of course, you've lost school friends and that must be very difficult? yeah, it is.

yeah, lots of funerals. and i stopped going to them, because i always sort of pictured myself one day there. so, you know, it was hard. 75 boys have died, to date. we think of each other all the time. and the voices of the boys that are gone. let's ta ke let's take you straight to hear the prime minister talking about iran. are you confident they will manage that? and i have to ask you is well should mark menzies quit as an mp. i will take the second one first. it is right that mark menzies has resigned, he has resigned whilst the allegations continue. for our part i cannot comment on the ongoing investigation and what is happening. he is no longer a conservative mp, as i said. with regard to them they

do a fantasticjob and they are doing something incredible. they are transforming people post lives by moving someone off welfare into work, it is an incredibly special moment. any of us who have worked with them and heard about those stories or talk to constituents and colleagues in our communities who have made the transition will know what an incredible moment it is. ian and i were talking about thatjust before we came in and ian spoke about it so eloquently in the past. work is an enormous force for good. i believe this very strongly. when i first created the furlough scheme what drove me to do it is i believe in the fundamental importance of work to people post lives. it gives you dignity of pride, a sense of belonging, hope. it is notjust about financial security it brings, it is about all those other things in your life. we don't get anywhere in your life. we don't get anywhere

in life without working, whether it is individual, ourfamily or indeed the country. that is why i created the country. that is why i created the furlough scheme because jobs are so important for me and it is why this agenda for welfare reform is so important to me and the people on the front line are our work coaches, they are supporting people into work and they deserve an enormous amount of thanks and praise for everything they do. rightly championed by malcolm and mel has worked well with the chancellor to secure extra funding for ourjob centres... the funding for our 'ob centres... the prime minister— funding for ourjob centres... the prime minister was speaking at a speech on welfare reform but he talked about the situation in the middle east. he said there is a significant escalation in the middle east which is not in anybody�*s interest and it would not be right for me to speculate on reports of an israeli attack on iran. plenty more in a moment, but first let's have the weather. drier weather is on the way for most

people this weekend, but it does not look like it will be sunny because there will be a lot of cloud around. today poz mcleod will bring a scattering of showers with sunshine in between. it is still quite breezy out there, so the showers will run in across parts of central and eastern england and the south the weather front clears away. the wind are still brisk, particularly in central and eastern areas and given that at this time of the year to see is at its coolest, it will feel quite bracing for north sea coasts. 14 quite bracing for north sea coasts. 1a or 15 in the sunshine should feel quite pleasant and we should seek more sunshine this afternoon for western scotland and western parts of england and wales. 0vernight that chilly breeze feeds showers into eastern parts of england. patchy cloud and rain coming into the north. for most of us because the showers clear and there is cloud, it will be colder than last night with a fairly widespread ground frost. this high pressure will also lead to

mist and fog in the west first thing, but it hangs around all weekend, so the drier weather is with us, but we will see quite a lot of cloud is that we can weather front comes in and it keeps that keen easterly breeze flowing into eastern areas. you can see that chilly when four eastern parts of england, perhaps one or two showers. that patchy rain in the north, and generally a build—up of cloud on saturday. it still looks as if the west will be best for sunshine and eastern areas later on. but only 13 or 1a, a little below parfor this time of year. it looks like another chilly night saturday night into sunday with a touch of frost. that means if you are out early heading off to the london marathon it will be a cool start for both the runners and spectators. we are temperatures to get into the low double figures, 12 or 13 at best. we have still got that keen wind blowing here and

quite a lot of cloud. it looks as if we will see some good spells of sunshine further west and perhaps in northern ireland, up to 17 or 18. at the moment it is looking quite chilly again. live from london. this is bbc news. explosions are heard in iran. us officials say it is israel's response to this week's attack. an iranian official says there is no plan for immediate retaliation and state tv says there is no damage reported. the crisis is expected to dominate the agenda for g7 foreign ministers in italy. while the european commission president urges restraint from all parties.

hello, i'm lauren taylor. in what seems to be a major ratcheting—up of the conflict in the middle east, explosions have been heard in iran. two us officials have confirmed to our broadcast partner cbs news that it was an attack from israel. state television in iran reported explosions near an army base and an airport in the central city of isfahan, activating local air defence systems. blasts have also been reported in the country's north—west. video online shows iranian defence missiles being fired into the air. commercial flights were initially diverted around iranian airspace, but iranian media say all restrictions have now been lifted. prime minister rishi sunak has been speaking about the situation. 1&5 prime minister rishi sunak has been speaking about the situation.- speaking about the situation. as you will appreciate _ speaking about the situation. as you will appreciate it _ speaking about the situation. as you will appreciate it is _ speaking about the situation. as you will appreciate it is a _ speaking about the situation. as you will appreciate it is a developing - will appreciate it is a developing situation and it would not be right for me to speculate until the facts become clear and we are working to

confirm the details togetherwithout allies.