Mon. Jul 28th, 2025
Lyse Doucet Reports on Iran’s Grief and Rising Anger

Lyse Doucet, the BBC’s Chief International Correspondent, is reporting from Tehran, where a state funeral of significant scale took place on Saturday.

The mass gathering mourned the approximately 60 individuals, including high-ranking military officials and nuclear scientists, who perished during the recent 12-day conflict with Israel.

A ceasefire was implemented earlier this week, bringing an end to the hostilities after direct intervention from the United States, which involved the bombing of key Iranian nuclear facilities.

Please note: Lyse Doucet’s reporting from Iran is contingent upon the agreement that none of her reports will be utilized by the BBC’s Persian service. This restriction, imposed by Iranian authorities, applies uniformly to all international media agencies operating within Iran.

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Israel and Iran have continued to attack each other throughout the night

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Palestinians can be seen climbing over fences and running to get humanitarian aid in the footage.

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