Few mInutes but for now, thank you for beIng wIth us. Jd vance and tIm walz, both us veterans of course, It wIll take place agaInst thIs MIlItary Backdrop where the us Is very much Involved. The MIlItary Backdrop where the us Is very much Involved. Is very much Involved. The us wIll be choosIng Is very much Involved. The us wIll be choosIng theIr Is very much Involved. The us wIll be choosIng theIr new. WIll be choosIng theIr new Commander In ChIef In the next four orfIve weeks. For Commander In ChIef In the next four or fIve weeks. For next presIdent of UnIted States. That sense of a polItIcal vacuum whIch Is partly whIle were seeIng thIs escalatIon In the MIddle East. My Colleague CaItrIona Perry Is In the us word that debate wIll be happenIng. What are you pIckIng up happenIng. What are you pIckIng up wIth concern at the top of the us PolItIcal EstablIshment rIght now because ObvIouslyjoe BIden Is crItIcIsed In some quarters for not doIng more to calm these tensIons whIch just seemed to be potentIally spIrallIng. Seemed to be potentIally spInnIng spIrallIng. ThIs Is the bIg Issue here, spIrallIng. ThIs Is the bIg Issue here, all spIrallIng. ThIs Is the bIg Issue here, all of spIrallIng. ThIs Is the bIg Issue here, all of the spIrallIng. ThIs Is the bIg Issue here, all of the us| Issue here, all of the us networks In the SpIn Room wIth us had planned coverage all day long leadIng up to thIs debate whIch gets In about 4. 5 hours tIme, I love that coverage has been shelved, they are goIng Wall To wall BreakIng News as we are ourselves on thIs major development In the MIddle East. So Its feedIng Into all of that, the campaIgns shIftIng slIghtly In terms of theIr debate preparatIon, and havIng answers ready to those InedIble old questIons on what they would do In thIs sItuatIon. We are seen as well efforts already to polItIcIse the reactIon, Donald Trump Is on the CampaIgn TraIl In wIsconsIn, spoken about thIs In a rally and just In terms of what youve been dIscussIng wIth the panel a lIttle bIt earlIer, he was feedIng on that notIon of what he called a nonexIstent presIdent and a nonexIstent presIdent and a nonexIstent VIce PresIdent who should be In charge he saId, but nobody knows whats goIng on. And he sang, you know, the StewardshIp Ofjoe BIden and Kamala HarrIs Is what has led to the sItuatIon we are seeIng In the mIddle East Today from the Democrat SIde of course those were a lot remarks from Joe BIden that you just played, I would antIcIpate It wIll probably hear from Kamala HarrIs at some poInt before the debate begIns, no offIcIal detaIls on that as yet but thats kInd of what that campaIgn are thInkIng. Theyve tweeted that photograph of, or a Central BIden In the SItuatIon Room workIng closely wIth Israel. In terms of the posItIons between the two campaIgns, when It comes to Israel, very lIttle daylIght between them. Both have spoken, but the presIdent Ial candIdates and deVIce PresIdent Ial candIdates have spoken In the past of rock solId support for Israel. Jd vance has a dIfferent posItIon when It comes to ukraIne. Hes not In favour of the full throated level of support, but he does have that posItIon when It comes to Israel, so dont thInk well necessarIly see the two CandIdates Clash as contInuIng as support for Israel as weve heard pledged from the presIdent just a lIttle whIle ago, but where we wIll see the clash Is the handlIng of matters that led to today. nd matters that led to today. And catrIna, matters that led to today. And catrIna. Just matters that led to today. And catrIna, just to matters that led to today. And catrIna, just to let matters that led to today. And catrIna, just to let you know what. Reuters Is reportIng the uranIan MIssIle Attack on Israel faIled and the us also wIth the same lIne, Joe BIden sayIng the us actIvely supported defence of Israel, the attack by Iran appears to have been IneffectIve. So they are sayIng as wIth the AprIl Attack by Iran, effectIvely the Iron Dome succeeded, that the IntellIgence on thIs IncomIng attack potentIally helped wIth that warnIng. I havent heard any confIrmatIons as to how much they knew that thIs was comIng beforehand, they have saId they werent gIven a formal warnIng by Iran and the IsraelI Army sayIng Its aIm was to kIll thousands of hIs cIvIlIans, Irans. What people are askIng now Is what comes next, what voIces are you hearIng on that . Next, what voIces are you hearIng on that . Well that Is the questIon, hearIng on that . Well that Is the questIon, and hearIng on that . Well that Is the questIon, and as hearIng on that . Well that Is the questIon, and as weve l the questIon, and as weve heard from Jake SullIvan the natIonal SecurIty AdvIser who had a lIttle brIefIng at the WhIte House earlIer, spoke ahead of the maIn whIte House Press BrIefIng there and saId he had to rush back to hIs desk because obvIously thIs Is a fluId sItuatIon, they are speakIng moment by moment wIth theIr IsraelI counterparts. As you say, unclear as to what notIce they had of thIs attack but It was enough for the us mIlItary to be In posItIon to help defend thIs. Weve heard from the pentagon that there were two us naval vessels that fIred off about a dozen or so Interceptors we are told, that we are able to Intercept those muscles whIch the pentagon says came from wIthIn around, so no questIon In the Pentagons MInd as to that. And we are told that the us mIlItary Is In close contact wIth Israel In terms of what those next steps wIll be, that they wIll be actIng together In thIs that the us mIlItary Is advIsIng and as we know the MIlItary AId has been there In terms of supplyIng Israel wIth what It needs for Its campaIgn In the last year there In the MIddle East and no questIon whatsoever In fact solIdIfyIng of what weve seen In recent weeks and months whIch there had been slIght waver In terms of the sItuatIon In Gaza and the focus on the humanItarIan sItuatIon, we havent heard many mentIons of that In the past few days. The focus Is entIrely whats happenIng In lebanon and thIs attack from Iran, no . At all the us mIlItary Is there standIng SIde By sIde wIth Israel gIvIng It what It needs, what It asks for at thIs tIme. Thank you very much. Im joIned now by lets Speak Noww to joanne held cummIngs, former mIddle East DIplomat. Can you tell me your response to what you have seen and how sIgnIfIcant Is It that we are seeIng Israel say that there wIll be a response, just read you one more lIne from reuters sayIng Israels Israels boys sang theIr response wIll be notIced, everyone askIng what does that mean In practIce. nd does that mean In practIce. And that Is absolutely does that mean In practIce. SItuc that Is absolutely the questIon. The use of rhetorIc, the usage of hyperbole and sometImes the usage of coded language that means dIfferent thIngs to dIfferent groups Is become IncreasIngly apparent over the last few months In Israel. Not that Its not used In Iran as well. I thInk that what Israel Is tryIng to. To show to Iran Is that they have the abIlIty to respond. Whether or not they choose to do so, I thInk wIll depend on whether they are actIvely seekIng to engage the UnIted States In a regIonal war. The UnIted States does not want there to be a regIonal war, the admInIstratIon has made thIs very clear. It wIll not be to anyones benefIt IncludIng Israels, but there have been efforts In the past two get the UnIted States to sort of be the backer In a conflIct between Israel and Iran, whIch Israel says they belIeve Is necessary for theIr own ProtectIon And Iran feels also threatened by some of that rhetorIc. The challenge really Is that we have groups that are backed by Iran that are beIng presented In some ways as beIng near extensIons of Iran but In fact each of those groups has theIr own Issue, they are own resentment, theIr own anger and they are takIng uranIan support and sometImes guIdance In the cause of that Issue. So Its very dIffIcult rIght now wIth the EscalatIon ProceedIng so quIckly to tease apart these elements but for there to be a sustaInable polItIcal dIplomatIc solutIon, we have to put the effort Into doIng that. And In terms of gettIng messages to Iran, If Israel does not respond, how effectIve Is the Set Pressure on Iran goIng to be from the us, because weve heard talk of a potentIal Cease FIre In Gaza has been one means of tryIng to dampen any prevIous IranIan response. And yet, they also wIll not want to be seen to be losIng face and they do have a lot of proxIes as you say In the regIon to all, of course he Is there mIlItary prowess agaInst Israel dIrectly. Absolutely true. There Is a. There Is a network that has been carefully developed In case there Is need, In case Iran feels there Is should be a concerted effort. Has bullIs showed In response to Israels attacks In Gaza followIng the Hamas Attack on Israel on october 7, Hamas Attack on Israel on october7, hezbollah Hamas Attack on Israel on october 7, hezbollah was goIng to Increase the cost to Israel of doIng that bombardment. ThIs then has turned Into a conflIct dIrectly wIth hezbollah, wIth terrItorIal claIms In Southern Lebanon. So Iran, the questIon Is goIng to be whether they are able to say to theIr people, we have achIeved somethIng. If they are able to do that, If they are able to do that, If they are able to do that, If they are able to say we have been able to get the bombardment of gaza to stop, we have been able to protect the people In lebanon, weve been able to do somethIng, then Its much easIerfor them to able to do somethIng, then Its much easIer for them to lIsten to the escalatory suggestIons from other countrIes. It also depends on what they are hearIng from russIa and from other countrIes that deal wIth them more closely. ThIs Is one place that the UnIted States Is. Has tIed Its own hands by not havIng dIrect lInks wIth the government In tehran. What does the polItIcal the government In tehran. What does the polItIcal tImetable In the us do to all thIs . The fact that we are seeIng an the next four or fIve weeks In electIon, does that mean thIs Is part of the explanatIon for what were sayIng, agreeJoe BIden has my cans are lImIted gIven thIs Is a very dIvIsIve Issue polItIcally and they wIll be worrIed about that for the electIon comIng up. Its electIon comIng up. Its certaInly electIon comIng up. Its certaInly an electIon comIng up. It s certaInly an IncredIbly dIffIcult tIme for thIs to be happenIng just In terms of amerIcan polItIcs. As I thInk someone else noted, we have the VIce PresIdent Ial Debate TonIght whIch normally would not be a crItIcal foreIgn polIcy Issue, but I am sure that there wIll be Sabre RattlIng and there wIll be efforts to propose ways of reachIng a medIated solutIon. So I for see that happenIng. The problem Is goIng to be that wIth all the preparatIons for the debate, thIs Is probably not an element that has been dIscussed. So neIther candIdate for VIce PresIdent Is goIng to want to be ahead. Let for VIce PresIdent Is goIng to want to be ahead. For VIce PresIdent Is goIng to want to be ahead. Let me Ust Cut Ou Want to be ahead. Let me Ust Cut you off. I want to be ahead. Let me Ust Cut you off. Rm want to be ahead. Let me Ust Cut you off, Im sorry, I want to be ahead. Let me jUst Cut you off, Im sorry, thank. Cut you off, Im sorry, thank you so much. Let me take It to the us, Kamala HarrIs Is speakIng now. I the us, Kamala HarrIs Is speakIng now. The us, Kamala HarrIs Is sueakIn now. speakIng now. I condemn thIs attack equIvocal speakIng now. I condemn thIs attack equIvocal globally speakIng now. I condemn thIs attack equIvocal globally Iran | attack equIvocal globally Iran Is a destabIlIsIng force In the MIddle East, Todays Attack on Israel for the demonstrates that fact. EarlIer today I was In the SItuatIon Room wIth PresIdent BIden and our natIonal securIty team. As we monItored the attack and real tIme and ensured the protectIon of us personnel In the regIon Is paramount. I fully support PresIdent BIdens orderfor the us mIlItary to shoot down IranIan mIssIles targetIng Israeljust as we dId In aprIl. We are stIll assessIng the Impact but InItIal IndIcatIons are that Israel wIth our assIstance was able to defeat thIs attack. Our joInt defences have been effectIve. And thIs operatIon and successful cooperatIon saved many Innocent lIves. As I have saId I wIll always ensure Israel has the abIlIty to defend Itself AgaInst Iran and Iran backed terrorIst mIlItIa. My Iran backed terrorIst mIlItIa. My commItment to the securIty of Israel Is unwaverIng. And let us be clear Iran Is not only a threat to Israel It Is also a threat to amerIcan personnel In the regIon, amerIcan Interests and Innocent cIvIlIans across the regIon who suffer at the hands of Iran based and backed terrorIst proxIes. We wIll never hesItate to take whatever actIon Is necessary to defend us forces and Interests AgaInst Iran and Iran backed terrorIsts. And we wIll contInue to work wIth our allIes and partners to dIsrupt Irans aggressIve behavIour and hold them accountable. Thank you. Hold them accountable. Thank ou.... you. Kamala harrIs, the democrat you. Kamala harrIs, the Democrat PresIdent Ial. You. Kamala harrIs, the Democrat PresIdent Ial NomInee of course gIvIng that statement, that BrIef Statement sayIng she was clear eyed, Iran Is dangerous and destabIlIsIng, that Israel wIth amerIcan assIstance was able to defend Israel agaInst the IranIan attacks. Let mejust Israel agaInst the IranIan attacks. Let me just go Israel agaInst the IranIan attacks. Let Mejust Go Back Israel agaInst the IranIan attacks. Let me just go back to joann cummIngs, former mIddle East DIplomat for the MIddle East, your response to that, I hope you can hear that statement from Kamala HarrIs. I could hear most of It. I thInk that she, she saId everythIng that she, she saId everythIng that needs to be saId. She saId that needs to be saId. She saId that the UnIted States was lookIng at thIs not from an IdeologIcal perspectIve, but that lookIng at the Interests of the UnIted States and Interest of countrIes In the regIon requIres that we not have an escalatIon. In other words, that the mIssIles comIng from Iran not Impact In Israel and that we fInd ways that are not Involved In a major armed response. Thats my gloss on what she was sayIng, she dId not use those words but I thInk Its ImplIcIt In her statement that the UnIted States Is goIng to support Israels defence. I thInk she Is tryIng to make It clear that the UnIted States does not want thIs to escalate Into a regIonal war, partIcularly one that requIres the UnIted States to be more actIvely Involved In actually InvolvIng troops In the conflIct. ConflIct. But are we effectIvely conflIct. But are we effectIvely sayIng. ConflIct. But are we I effectIvely sayIng now conflIct. But are we effectIvely sayIng now the us and Israel In dIrect confrontatIon wIth Iran . Thats what Its lookIng lIke, Isnt It . Its lookIng lIke dIrect MIlItary ActIon here. Its It . Its lookIng lIke dIrect MIlItary ActIon here. Its a. Its a trIcky MIlItary ActIon here. Its a. Its a trIcky poInt, MIlItary ActIon here. Its a. Its a trIcky poInt, but MIlItary ActIon here. Its a. Its a trIcky poInt, but Its. Its a trIcky poInt, but Its an Important one. ShootIng down mIssIles Is not aggressIon. So for the UnIted States to shoot down mIssIles, jordan shot down IranIan mIssIles In the past, jordan Is not at war wIth Iran. Jordan Is not at war wIth Iran. Jordan Is not at war wIth Iran. Jordan Is certaInly not at war on half of Israel. SometImes what you want to do Is to keep mIssIles from ImpactIng because that wIll be escalatory In and of Itself. It wIll enable the other country to say we have no choIce but to respond. We do not want Israel to be In the posItIon where they are sayIng we have no choIce but to respond. There wIll be people In the IsraelI government who are goIng to say that. But the IntentIon of the unIted States IntentIon of the UnIted States In blockIng those IncomIng mIssIles Is not to be at war on the sIde of Israel, but to reduce the lIkelIhood that there Is goIng to be a regIonal war at all. There Is goIng to be a regIonal war at all war at all. Just stay wIth us, Im goIng war at all. Just stay wIth us, Im goIng to war at all. Just stay wIth us, Im goIng to brIng war at all. Just stay wIth us, Im goIng to brIng In our war at all. Just stay wIth us, l Im goIng to brIng In our other two Guests TonIghtjust to say that Reuters News Agency Is sayIng that the IsraelI prIme MInIster Mr Netanyahu saId Iran made a bIg MIstake TonIght and they wIll pay for It. Brett bruen, we are sayIng condemnatIon of Iran from the us and from European AllIes of Israel. One presumes behInd the scenes theres a lot of pressure now on Israel not to have a mIlItary response. Do you thInk theres any chance of those allIes succeedIng . I thInk there stIll Is a chance, and thInk there stIll Is a chance, and thrats thInk there stIll Is a chance, and thats what makes the next several and thats what makes the next several hours so Important, that several hours so Important, that the several hours so Important, that the message get through. I thInk that the message get through. I thInk what you wIll hear from the WhIte House and those prIvate the WhIte House and those prIvate conversatIons wIth IsraelI prIvate conversatIons wIth IsraelI offIcIals Is we dId both IsraelI offIcIals Is we dId both In IsraelI offIcIals Is we dId both In our defensIve operatIons as well as In some of these operatIons as well as In some of these strong statements from PresIdent BIden, VIce PresIdent harrIs, PresIdent BIden, VIce PresIdent harrIs, come to your aId. But It Is harrIs, come to your aId. But It Is Important that you not worsen It Is Important that you not worsen the sItuatIon. But do ou worsen the sItuatIon. But do you thInk worsen the sItuatIon. But do you thInk In worsen the sItuatIon. But do you thInk In that worsen the sItuatIon. But do you thInk In that case worsen the sItuatIon. But do you thInk In that case they I worsen the sItuatIon. But do I you thInk In that case they are wIllIng to say, IsJoe BIden goIng to say, If you now launch further MIlItary ActIon AgaInst Iran, that we wIll actually pause the money, we wIll pause the MIlItary SupplIes . The MIlItary SupplIes . Look, there are the MIlItary SupplIes . Look, there are several the MIlItary SupplIes . Look, there are several layers the MIlItary SupplIes . Look, there are several layers and| there are several layers and thIs there are several layers and thIs Is there are several layers and thIs Is what I was gettIng up before thIs Is what I was gettIng up before I thIs Is what I was gettIng up before. I thInk a lot of the crItIcIsm before. I thInk a lot of the crItIcIsm of both prIme MInIster Netanyahu as well as some MInIster Netanyahu as well as some of MInIster Netanyahu as well as some of the IsraelI MIlItary OperatIons up to thIs poInt has been operatIons up to thIs poInt has been done prIvately. And thIs Is one been done prIvately. And thIs Is one of been done prIvately. And thIs Is one of the arrows that we stIll Is one of the arrows that we stIll have Is one of the arrows that we stIll have In our quIver and that stIll have In our quIver and that I stIll have In our quIver and that I thInk amerIcan dIplomats can In that I thInk amerIcan dIplomats can In part that I thInk amerIcan dIplomats can In part two IsraelI offIcIals that publIc crItIcIsm offIcIals that publIc crItIcIsm of escalatory steps by netanyahu would be met wIth wIth A Netanyahu would be met wIth wIth a strong response from washIngton. AmerIcan dIplomats can Impart. WashIngton does not want a full blown washIngton does not want a full blown conflIct wIth Iran, and whIte blown conflIct wIth Iran, and whIle thIs was a very dangerous, Reckless Act by tehran, dangerous, Reckless Act by tehran, It was also a calculated one. They knew that the Iron calculated one. They knew that the Iron Dome would Intercept most the Iron Dome would Intercept most If the Iron Dome would Intercept most If not all of these mIssIles that the damage would be lImIted, the cIvIlIan cost would be lImIted, the cIvIlIan cost would be stIll small and If Israel would be stIll small and If Israel goes and takes steps that Israel goes and takes steps that do Israel goes and takes steps that Do Lead to sIgnIfIcant cIvIlIan that Do Lead to sIgnIfIcant cIvIlIan loss of lIfe, to sIgnIfIcant attacks on IranIan facIlItIes sIgnIfIcant attacks on IranIan facIlItIes on IranIan terrItory, that would, I thInk, demand terrItory, that would, I thInk, demand on the part of Iran, to maIntaIn demand on the part of Iran, to maIntaIn TheIrface Demand on the part of Iran, to maIntaIn theIr face wIth a very volatIle maIntaIn theIr face wIth a very volatIle sItuatIon at home that they volatIle sItuatIon at home that they respond In kInd. Sol thInk they respond In kInd. Sol thInk Its they respond In kInd. Sol thInk Its Important at thIs hour, thInk Its Important at thIs hour, amerIcan, European DIplomats are explaInIng to netanyahu, he does not have free netanyahu, he does not have free reIgn and how he responds to thIs free reIgn and how he responds to thIs.. to thIs. Stay wIth us, I want to thIs. Stay wIth us, I want to la to thIs. Stay wIth us, I want to play you to thIs. Stay wIth us, I want to play you all to thIs. Stay wIth us, I want to play you all a to thIs. Stay wIth us, I want to play you all a clIp to thIs. Stay wIth us, I want to play you all a clIp of the l to play you all a clIp of the IsraelI un ambassador who has just been speakIng at the unIted natIons securIty councIl, he says that any enemy that attacks Israel should expect a paInful response. The IslamIc regIme expect a paInful response. The IslamIc regIme of expect a paInful response. He IslamIc regIme of Iran expect a paInful response. TIa IslamIc regIme of Iran has expect a paInful response. II2 IslamIc regIme of Iran has no showed the world It Is to face, they are a terrorIst state. For years they have armed terrorIsts and rogue states, they are responsIble for the death of Innocent cIvIlIans from Europes War zones to Terror Attacks In the MIddle East, embassIes In latIn amerIca to assault on us personnel. Arounds bloodstaIned fIngerprInts are everywhere. UntIl now, they have hIdden hand proxIes but the mask has dropped. They have exposed themselves dIrectly, launchIng hundreds of mIssIles Into cIvIlIan areas. They evIl Is now laId bare for all to see. y. see. Tony done In there, Lucy FIsher, see. Tony done In there, Lucy FIsher. Do see. Tony done In there, Lucy FIsher, do you see. Tony done In there, Lucy FIsher, do you thInk see. Tony done In there, Lucy FIsher, do you thInk thIs fIsher, do you thInk thIs brItIsh government would pause any dIrect support to Israel If they do not escalate mIlItarIly AgaInst Iran . AgaInst Iran . Well, certaInly SIr KeIr Starmer AgaInst Iran . Well, certaInly SIr KeIr Starmer tonIght AgaInst Iran . Well, certaInly SIr KeIr Starmer tonIght has| SIr KeIr Starmer tonIght has stressed SIr KeIr Starmer tonIght has stressed that SIr KeIr Starmer tonIght has stressed that the SIr KeIr Starmer tonIght has stressed that the uk SIr KeIr Starmer TonIght Hasj stressed that the uk stands wIth stressed that the uk stands wIth Israel. Stressed that the uk stands wIth Israel, understands stressed that the uk Stands L wIth Israel, understands what he descrIbes wIth Israel, understands what he descrIbes as wIth Israel, understands what he descrIbes as the wIth Israel, understands what. He descrIbes as the reasonable demand he descrIbes as the reasonable demand for he descrIbes as the reasonable demand for securIty he descrIbes as the reasonable demand for securIty by he descrIbes as the reasonable demand for securIty by Its demand for securIty by Its people demand for securIty by Its people and demand for securIty by Its people and Is demand for securIty by Its people and Is very demand for securIty by Its people and Is very much I demand for securIty by Its I people and Is very much KInd Demand for securIty by Its people and Is very much kInd of foursquare people and Is very much kInd of foursquare behInd people and Is very much kInd of foursquare behInd that people and Is very much kInd of foursquare behInd that Wall Foursquare behInd that wall condemnIng foursquare behInd that wall condemnIng the foursquare behInd that wall condemnIng the Attack Foursquare behInd that wall condemnIng the attack by I foursquare behInd that wall condemnIng the attack by Iran, and we condemnIng the attack by Iran, and we also condemnIng the attack by Iran, and we also know condemnIng the attack by Iran, and we also Know Starmer condemnIng the attack by Iran, and we also know Starmer HasI and we also Know Starmer has been and we also Know Starmer has been on and we also Know Starmer has been on the and we also Know Starmer has been on the phone and we also Know Starmer has been on the Phone TonIght and we also Know Starmer has been on the Phone TonIght toI been on the Phone TonIght to the german been on the Phone TonIght to the german chancellor been on the Phone TonIght to the german Chancellor Ola. 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I thInk that another aspect Is the abIlIty of the UnIted States to work together wIth other governments to say thIs Is goIng to create a block to your actIvIty, your travel, your actIvIty, your travel, your access to the outsIde world. The UnIted States has done a great deal of sanctIons whIch have been of lImIted Impact In terms of actually changIng polIcy. But In a case lIke thIs where most countrIes In the world do not want to see escalatIon on thIs, I thInk that the dIplomatIc lInkages among countrIes Is goIng to be extremely Important In creatIng a sort of a boundary around thIs Issue where we can begIn to try and put thIngs back In the box. One thIng I would note Is the IsraelI ambassador used the term callIng Iran a terrorIst state whIch Is problematIc In that the UnIted States has always saId states cannot be terrorIst groups whIch Is In part protectIng Israel from charges that have been levIed agaInst It. So for hIm to use that opens an InterestIng Can Of Worms that I thInk other people are goIng to jump thInk other people are goIng to jump on faIrly quIckly. Jae thInk other people are goIng to jump on faIrly quIckly. Jump on faIrly quIckly. Joe on cummIngs. Jump on faIrly quIckly. Joe on cummIngs, Lucy Jump on faIrly quIckly. Joe on cummIngs, Lucy FIsher jump on faIrly quIckly. Joe on cummIngs, Lucy FIsher and I jump on faIrly quIckly. Joe on cummIngs, Lucy FIsher and brett bruIn, thank you very much for beIng wIth us. Well, we have heard In the last few mInutes from us VIce PresIdent Kamala HarrIs sayIng Iran Is a destabIlIsIng force In the MIddle East. She saId It Is a dangerous and that the us assIsted Israel and It was theIrjoInt defensIve efforts that saved what could have been many lost lIves and she also saId that they wIll always defend Israels rIghts and securIty. That statement from Kamala HarrIs tonIght and of course we are seeIng Is a real warnIng of consequences and RetalIatIon And Response to that attack by Iran whIch has launched a MIssIle Attack, around 180 mIssIles were fIred most of whIch were Intercepted. More comIng up on Bbc News In the next few mInutes, Im Geeta Gorham wIth the Bbc News. Hello. WhIlst floodIng contInues to be a concern across parts of england, the flood warnIngs we had earlIer today across Southwest England have now cleared and those across Northern England have reduced In numbers. We stIll have problems across the mIdlands, where a number of flood warnIngs remaIn In force. The days sunnIest weather on tuesday was to be found In northern Ireland, barely a cloud In the sky there In portrush. And overnIght tonIght, It Is across northern Ireland and scotland, well keep the clearest condItIons, some Fog Patches lIkely to develop In scotland through the nIght. England and wales keepIng a lot of cloud and there wIll stIll be outbreaks of raIn patchy raIn at that across eastern areas. Its goIng to be lIght raIn too, so Its not goIng to cause any further problems wIth floodIng. Now, headIng Into the next couple of days, hIgh pressure Is goIng to domInate our weather pIcture, eventually squIshIng the weather front. So, although we start off wIth a bIt of patchy raIn across eastern areas of england, eventually over the next day or two It wIll become a good deal drIer. ChIlly wInds, then, across central and eastern england, probably brIghtenIng up In wales and Northern England, but the best of the sunshIne In scotland and northern Ireland once weve lost any early MornIng MIst and Fog Patches. Temperatures quIte wIdely around about 15 degrees, gIve or take. And then wednesday nIght, Its a cold one, temperatures gettIng well down Into sIngle fIgures and are cold enough for a nIp of frost In sheltered areas of rural scotland. So It wIll be a cold start to the day as we look at the forecast Into thursday. Plenty of sunshIne, agaIn, once any early MornIng MIst and Fog Patches have cleared out of the way. StIll quIte a chIlly breeze blowIng across southern coastal countIes of england, but away from that should feel ok In the October SunshIne wIth temperatures around 15 17 degrees. These temperatures are a bIt above average for the tIme of year. We should manage another fIne day for the most part across much of scotland and most of england and wales through frIday, but for northern Ireland and western scotland, the wInds pIck up through FrIday Afternoon and eventually well start to see outbreaks of raIn arrIvIng, but really quIte late In the day. Temperatures not changIng too much hIghs for most between around 14 17 celsIus. But Into the weekend, we are goIng to see a bIgger change In our Weather Pattern as low pressure starts to push these bands of raIn across the uk, accompanIed by some strengthenIng wInds. And Its notjust raIn that well have Into the weekend. Next week also looks pretty unsettled, wIth raIn at tImes. Bye for now. TonIght at ten fears of retalIatIon after Iran launches a barrage of mIssIles at Israel. SIren waIls. Israel vows there wIll be consequences as It says 180 mIssIles were fIred. We have got to get off the roof. These are comIng down rIght next to us. No reports of InjurIes but IsraelIs are told to take cover. After tonIghts unprecedented IranIan attack, Israel Is expected to hIt back hard. Troops on the border as earlIer Israel Invades Southern Lebanon In what It called a lImIted, localIsed and targetted operatIon. Here, SIr KeIr Starmer condemns Irans asault. We stand wIth Israel and we recognIse her rIght to Self Defence In the face of thIs aggressIon. Iran must stop these attacks. But he also warned agaInst the rIsk of mIscalculatIon, sayIng the MIddle East Is on the brInk. TonIght, well take you through what happened, what It means for the MIddle East and what may come next. On newsnIght at 10. 30pm, well brIng you fresh InsIght on the storIes of the day, wIth bIg IntervIews and our regular panel of newsnIghters, and of course look at what the papers are sayIng about tomorrows news