IAEA holds emergency meeting and Gulf countries monitor radiation


Yasmeen Altaji
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The UN’s nuclear watchdog will today hold an emergency meeting after the US launched strikes on three nuclear sites in Iran. Gulf countries and Iraq are monitoring radiation levels in the region as the conflict escalates. Meanwhile, Israel is dealing with the aftermath of retaliatory strikes from Iran.

On today's episode of Trending Middle East:

Timeline: How Iran nuclear stand-off escalated into war

Iran vows payback for US strikes but leaves door to diplomacy open

Gulf countries and Iraq on alert for radiation levels as Israel-Iran war rages

Iran attacks Israel after US bombs nuclear facilities

Iran and Israel trade more strikes as air war enters second week

This episode features Cody Combs, Technology Policy Editor; Aarti Nagraj, Deputy Business Editor; and Thomas Helm, Jerusalem Correspondent.

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