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Iran is waging a war on two fronts.
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The military has stepped up its offensive on Lebanon, targeting his bollah, an ally of Iran.
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At a series of airstrikes on Beirut has killed at least six people, wounding dozens more.
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Israeli forces in the U.S. have also continued to bombard Iran.
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In the coming hours, funerals will be held there for two senior security officials
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killed in Israeli strikes on Tuesday.
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Iran has responded to the killing of Ali Larinjani and Gollamreza Soleimani
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by launching a wave of attacks against Israel.
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At least two people have been killed in Tel Aviv.
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Strikes have continued across the Gulf, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia,
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and the United Arab Emirates have all reported intercepting drones at missiles.
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In Tehran, where funeralers are expected later on Wednesday
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for two senior officials who were killed by Israeli airstrikes.
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Iranian security chief Ali Larinjani is among the dead.
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He's been a leading figure in Iranian politics for decades,
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and has been speaking out against the U.S. and Israel since the start of the war.
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Also killed was Gollamreza Soleimani, the commander of the internal security force,
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or Basidj, in an exclusive interview with Al-Jazeera Zali Hashem
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Iran's foreign minister insists that their deaths will not weaken the government.
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I do not know why the Americans and the Israelis still have not understood this point.
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The Islamic Republic of Iran has a strong political structure
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with established political, economic, and social institutions.
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The presence or absence of a single individual does not affect the structure.
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Of course, individuals are influential, and each person plays their role.
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Some better, some worse, some less.
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But what matters is that the political system in Iran is a very solid structure.
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Oil prices have risen as the straight-of-all news remains largely closed.
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The waterway is a transit route carrying around 20 percent of the global oil trade.
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Iran's threatened to target tankers linked to the U.S. and Israel.
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In that exclusive interview with Al-Jazeera, Iran's foreign minister Abbas Al-Akchi
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said that his government wants to help draft a new protocol for the straight,
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allowing ships to pass through safely.
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Cutting up on the take, how calls to hold the U.S. accountable for the strike
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on a children's school in Iran are growing from within?
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That's the take by Al-Jazeera. Find it wherever you get your podcasts.