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World Service,08 May 2026,49 mins

Iran and USA exchange fire in the Strait of Hormuz

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The US said it responded to Iranian attacks on US Navy guided-missile destroyers in the Strait with "self-defence strikes. The World Health Organisation says the outbreak of Hantavirus on a cruise ship is not the start of a pandemic. We hear from people in Tenerife where the ship is headed. A well-known Rwandan musician has died a day before being released from prison in Kigali. We get the thoughts of a Rwandan human rights activist. (Photo: An Iranian navy fires a missile, at an unknown location, in this still image taken from a video released May 8, 2026; Credit: WANA/Reuters)

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