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Weekend: US blames Iran for ballistic missiles attack on Iraqi airbase

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US blames Iran for ballistic missiles attack on Iraqi airbase

21/01/2024 GMT

BBC World Service - Weekend, US blames Iran for ballistic missiles attack on Iraqi airbase

Pentagon says Iran-backed militants responsible for Al-Asad airbase attack.

The US says Iran was behind attack on Iraqi base used by US forces. Also in the programme: Why is Texas blocking the federal  government from accessing a park on the Mexican border; and we ask is having a dip in freezing water good for you?
Our guests, Anchal Vohra a columnist for Foreign Policy magazine; and James Rodgers, reader in international journalism at City University join our presenter Luke Jones for this edition.

(Photo: Aftermath of Damascus attack on 20 January 2024, where suspected Iranian officers were killed. Credit: Reuters)

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