Acknowledge the attack so in this case iran is trying to get out of this dilemma because it was the israeli strike than it would have been responded, they are a leader of iran and it would be an Immediate Response in seconds and even the Foreign Minister said it was significant, the attack would be responded with massive response to respond to israel. In this case they tried to convert situation, the tension is there but the calm is that because of the pressure from the United States and other regional countries in order to avoid any all out war in this region because it is not an interest if around because they cannot afford a war with United States and israel cannot afford to have a front with and yemen and gaza. Its a way out but still tension is there, all efforts try to avert any attention because it will affect oil prices, the freedom of navigation so it will have many bad consequences on the economy and stability and peace in the region. We economy and stability and peace in the region in the region. We had no acknowledgement in the region. We had no acknowledgement from | in the region. We had no acknowledgement from israel following the events of the early hours of friday morning. What may come next from the israeli side . Israeli side . Israel i think will in effect israeli side . Israel i think will in effect from israeli side . Israel i think will in effect from the israeli side . Israel i think will in effect from the western pressure on iran, especially the United States. They are trying to impose sanctions on the drones and missiles programmes of iran because it was a main source of threat because they launched more than 300 drones and towards israel. Also they were downed by the defences but still maintains the aspect of Iran Military arsenal. Israel will benefit from International Pressure, more sanctions on missiles and drone programme, more sections on the economy and trying to minimise the threat of iran and contained them. The other one may be israel benefiting from starting the rafah because the man pledges to carry on to achieve full battery and complete victory over hamas and go to rafah. As many pressure on him regarding the invasion or the offensive in Gaza In Rafah but this opportunity this time may be Benjamin Netanyahu doing that to calm the pressure from within israel especially from within israel especially from the families of hostages. So many pressures coming in from different sides, said shehata from bbc arabic, thank you forjoining me. Lets get some analysis now from professor abbas milani, director of Iranian Studies at stanford university. Welcome to the programme. What comes next in your view . I think, and i hope, that there will be a period of calm. Run back decided it does not want for war with israel and the United States will be joining, iran cannot afford a war right now, people are angry at the regime has broken a ritual war against women who refused to wear a hijab. Against women who refused to weara hijab. But against women who refused to wear a hijab. But they are also not in a position to not respond so they decided to say that there was no israeli attack, if you read the iranian papers in the last 2a hours, they would have been pleasantly surprised. They would have been pleasantly surrised. ,. , surprised. They may not be any further escalation surprised. They may not be any further escalation following further escalation following the events of the last seven or eight days, but of course for years has been a so called shadow war between the two nations. Does that continue on and tell us more about that . I think that will continue on, there is evidence that has continued over the past 24 hour stud some of irans allies have been attacked, the us said it was not them and i would expect the proxy war to continue. The flames that were beginning to engulf the two countries in a full war and maybe engulf the rest of the region i think from the time being, wiser heads have prevailed and the economy has forced iran to rethink its bombastic threats. Has forced iran to rethink its bombastic threats. Where do you think this leaves bombastic threats. Where do you think this leaves that bombastic threats. Where do you think this leaves that proxy think this leaves that proxy war as you described it, because you have the houthi numbers in the red sea, hezbollah and hamas as well . I think how the war will unfold depends in no small measure on what israel will do. If israel continues its policy of going after civilians, as collateral damage, if it goes into rafah, there are images of children dying and starting, i think the proxy war will intensify and International Pressure will intensify and i think iran and its proxies will be the beneficiaries of that kind of violence. If it continues in gaza. , , violence. If it continues in gaza. , i, ~ gaza. Interesting stuff, thank ou so gaza. Interesting stuff, thank you so much gaza. Interesting stuff, thank you so much gregory, gaza. Interesting stuff, thank| you so much gregory, director of studies at stanford university. Of studies at stanford universi. G , a huge blast has rocked a Military Base South of the iraqi capital, baghdad, killing at least one person. 0nline video showed an intense fire at the base. Security sources reported an airstrike on the facility near the town of iskandariya. The base is used by the Popular Mobilization forces an Umbrella Organization linking several pro iran militias whove recently attacked us personnel in iraq. But the pentagon says it has not carried out any new strike in iraq. Lets take you inside iran now where the clerical regime appears to again be cracking down on women. Theres been a renewed presence of the Morality Police on the street as videos verified by bbc persian show. Parham ghobadi reports. Iran is fighting on two fronts, simultaneously. Launching missiles and drones at israel, and flooding the streets with police. To force women to wear the mandatory headscarf. But could the two campaigns be linked . It could the two campaigns be linked . , ~ ,. , linked . It seems likely that they are related linked . It seems likely that they are related because i linked . It seems likely that they are related because ofj linked . It seems likely that they are related because of the timing of the campaign against women. Many believe that the real reason behind that move is the regime is a very fearful of the regime is a very fearful of the possibility of another uprising against it, especially if iran is weakened by a possible israeli attack. In this Video Verified by bbc persia a woman is violently arrested by the Morality Police in tehran. As bystanders argue with them. In another video that shocked the nation, a girl is seen having a seizure after she was confronted by the police over her refusal to wear a headscarf. Another woman who was beaten by the Morality Police shared her experience with bbc persia. To protect her identity a journalist reads her account of events. fix, identity a journalist reads her account of events. Identity a journalist reads her account of events. A big male officer kicked account of events. A big male officer kicked me account of events. A big male officer kicked me very account of events. A big male officer kicked me very hard i account of events. A big male officer kicked me very hard in | officer kicked me very hard in the back, later i began urinating blood. The doctor told me my kidney was partly torn, the court find me 50, thejudge what if torn, the court find me 50, the judge what if i was detained again i would go to prison and be banned from travelling abroad. Prison and be banned from travelling abroad. Despite the threats, many travelling abroad. Despite the threats, many women travelling abroad. Despite the threats, many women are threats, many women are refusing to cover their hair. The campaign started after the death of a girl nearly two years ago who was detained by the Morality Police for allegedly not wearing her hijab properly and died in custody. Protests swept the country and over 550 people were killed in the government crackdown according to the un. The reappearance of the Morality Police in such numbers follows an order from police in such numbers follows an orderfrom a run back� s commander in chief. Translation ,. , commander in chief. Translation , translation everyone must obey the law, i believe translation everyone must obey the law, i believe the the law, i believe the government and the judiciary should carry out the lawful and religious responsibilities in this regard. This regard. Despite such warnings. This regard. Despite such warnings, women this regard. Despite such warnings, women are this regard. Despite such warnings, women are refusing to give up under dream of freedom. Parham ghobadi, bbc news. A russian official says a Ukrainian Drone strike has killed two people in the belgorod region, which borders ukraine. The governor says a residential building and a barn in the village of poroz were completely burned down. It comes as the us House Of Representatives has moved a step closer to approving a much delayed 60 billion package of military aid for ukraine. Democrats backed a procedural measure that will allow a vote on the bill on saturday. The Republican House speaker, mikejohnson, whos long blocked the aid, still faces some resistance from the right of his party. Lets speak to yuriy gorodnichenko, professor of economics at the university of california, berkeley. Welcome to bbc news. Do you think that this is finally going to get through congress, we talked to you about this for months now. I we talked to you about this for months now. Months now. I think it is likely to months now. I think it is likely to happen, months now. I think it is likely to happen, surely| months now. I think it is. Likely to happen, surely and months now. I think it is likely to happen, surely and to remind our viewers that when Winston Churchill was asking roosevelt what happens during world war ii he said america will try Everything Else and Everything Else has been tried. They will do the right thing. All of this comes after months of appeals for that funding from Volodymyr Zelensky who says it is absolutely vital. It is absolutely vital and i want to remind it is not only about weapons, it is also about economic aid. The ukrainian economy is very much affected ljy economy is very much affected by russian strikes and the government needs about 4 billion a month to continue operations, pensions, education and social spending. And social spending. Where would you and social spending. Where would you assess and social spending. Where would you assess the and social spending. Where i would you assess the situation is at the moment when it comes to the war in ukraine . We report on it every day that is ukraine gaining ground . Im report on it every day that is ukraine gaining ground . Im not a military expert, ukraine gaining ground . Im not a military expert, i ukraine gaining ground . Im not a military expert, i cant a military expert, i cant comment on that but on economic fronts i think they are holding up fronts i think they are holding up nicely. Inflation is lower thanit up nicely. Inflation is lower than it is in russia right now and it is telling you something. And it is telling you something. And it is telling you somethin. ,. , ~. , something. You talk about this aid package something. You talk about this aid package from something. You talk about this aid package from an something. You talk about this aid package from an economic| aid package from an economic point of view. It is notjust going to military hardware, it is also going to help other areas of the country . That is correct. Areas of the country . That is correct, there areas of the country . That is correct, there is areas of the country . That is correct, there is a areas of the country . That is correct, there is a common i correct, there is a common misconception that economic aid is used by ukraine to buy weapons internally in the country in ukraine, that is not true. It is basically euro dollars from economic aid spent on military, ukraine is using internal resources to cover its Military Spending internally and economic aid is basically used for social needs and human element, healthcare and education and so on. Yuriy gorodnichenko, education and so on. Yuriy gorodnichenko, Thank I Education and so on. Yuriy gorodnichenko, thank you | education and so on. Yuriy i gorodnichenko, thank you for joining us from california. Thank you. Staying the is us Jury Selection for Donald TrumpsHush Money Trial is complete, with the case now expected to open monday. The republican president ial candidate is accused of falsifying Business Records over the payment of money to a porn actress. But an incident outside court friday has prompted a Security Review at the new york courthouse. A man set himself ablaze and is now in a Critical Condition. 0ur north america correspondent nada tawfik has more. Journalists had just learned thatJury Selection had concluded slightly after 1 30 in the afternoon when a man now identified as a florida resident in his mid 30s entered the park, flew Coloured Pamphlets in the air and doused himself in lighterfluid and set himself on fire and we could see the blaze and feel the heat. 0fficials later said he was not targeting an individual 0rgroup orthe 0r group or the trial. They believe he was a conspiracy theorist. They say they will review Security Protocols around the courthouse in light of the high profile nature of the trial and whether or not to close the park to the public. Nevertheless, court resumed and remained on schedule and Opening Statements in this trial will now be beginning on monday. Donald trump leaving the court today, again slamming this case as a hoax, a witch hunt. He is charged with falsifying Business Records to hide a so called Hush Money Payment to the adult film star Stormy Daniels in order to influence the 2016 election, to hide a potentially damaging sex scandal. He denies all wrongdoing and the extra marital affair and Opening Statements will begin on monday. The Us Government is Spending Hundreds of billions of dollars transforming its industry, to try to compete with china on green manufacturing. Its led to a boom in factories and a stronger economy but there are fears its also fuelling inflation and record debt. And the state of the economy will be a crucial issue in the president ial election in the autumn. 0ur Economics Editor Faisal Islam reports from the state of georgia. Here in georgia, the landscape is changing the Southern Bible Belt of America Reborn as the battery belt, as the usa throws money at out competing china in manufacturing a variety of electric cars. And where some of these vehicles are going, they wont need roads. So were building an all electric vertical take off aircraft, which is basically a flying car. This flying car will hold four passengers, plus a pilot. Mass produced here . Mass produced here, in the hundreds to thousands of flying cars per year. Were going to be getting up to thousands ofjobs. The speed and the scale of americas green industrial rebirth is staggering. It shows itself in americas jobs numbers and Growth Numbers and raises the question, in this election year, about whether that old mantra that its the economy, stupid, that matters whether that still applies. This is green tech done the american way. 100,000 Electric Trucks weighing three tons are a niche. Another factory for these Rivian Trucks is planned here in covington. But in the central squares ice cream parlour, many voters arent feeling a boom. Do people feel like its gone well over the past few years . Not at all, not at all. And hopefully itll get better this coming, you know, election year. But well see. How does it feel right now in terms of the us economy . Um, its not terrible. I mean, we adjust to it, the costs of everything, and you just kind of move on, were not going to stop living life � cause things are. Just work harder thats our motto. So most places are saying they cant find people to work, and so im like, well, if you cant find people to work, then why are our numbers so high . So, like, especially after covid. Back into americas big cities such as atlanta, the flipside of a Strong Economy stubborn inflation. And that presents a big dilemma here at the Atlanta Branch of the federal reserve, which helps decide us interest rates. So rate cuts are on hold, and there are new concerns about surging Us Government debt. I expect the us economy to be strong, to continue to be strong but not quite this strong. What do you make of some concerns in the markets abo