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The World Today with Maryam...
Friday 4 September 2026 · 18:30 BST · 30m · 6 stories · 15 annotated moments · 20 of 30 min on news stories (65%)
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The broadcast reported on the ongoing US-Israel war with Iran, noting renewed US military strikes and Iranian retaliation, with Vice President J.D. Vance refusing to give a timeline for the conflict and a deadly missile strike on a wedding in southern Iran. Fresh fighting in Yemen between Iran-backed Houthis and Saudi-backed government forces killed at least 120 people. Diesel prices in North America reached a record high, and UK petrol prices also rose, with the conflict affecting fuel supplies. The BBC also said the British government is set to approve the Jackdaw gas field in the North Sea, a controversial project delayed over climate concerns.
The programme then examined relations between Iran and China, highlighting a brief meeting between their presidents and a significant drop in Iranian oil exports to China. A world-first medical development was reported: a man in the US received a genetically modified pig kidney as a temporary bridge before a human transplant, with experts discussing the potential for such procedures. Finally, the broadcast marked the 50th anniversary of Aardman Animations, including details of an auction of props and original artwork.
- 2:22
- 2:25
Claim US strikes Iranian oil tankers, Iran threatens retaliation
US forces carried out airstrikes on Iran for the first time in a month.
BBC News, The World Today with Maryam..., 4 September 2026, 2:25-2:32
- 3:30
Claim US strikes Iranian oil tankers, Iran threatens retaliation
Vice President J.D. Vance declined to set a timeline for the war's end.
BBC News, The World Today with Maryam..., 4 September 2026, 3:30-3:35
- 3:52
Claim US strikes Iranian oil tankers, Iran threatens retaliation
An American missile hit a family wedding ceremony in southern Iran, killing five people.
BBC News, The World Today with Maryam..., 4 September 2026, 3:52-4:00
- 6:26
- 6:34
Claim Houthi forces seize port of Mokha, advance on Bab al-Mandab
At least 120 people were killed in the clashes.
BBC News, The World Today with Maryam..., 4 September 2026, 6:34-6:37
- 6:37
Claim Houthi forces seize port of Mokha, advance on Bab al-Mandab
The Houthis launched a ground assault to take control of territory bordering the Bab al-Mandeb Strait.
BBC News, The World Today with Maryam..., 4 September 2026, 6:37-6:46
- 6:46
Claim Houthi forces seize port of Mokha, advance on Bab al-Mandab
Iran supports the Houthis, who have attacked Saudi ships using the waterway as an alternative to the Strait of Hormuz.
BBC News, The World Today with Maryam..., 4 September 2026, 6:46-6:54
- 7:11
Claim US strikes Iranian oil tankers, Iran threatens retaliation
US diesel price reached a record high of $5.85 per gallon.
BBC News, The World Today with Maryam..., 4 September 2026, 7:11-7:18
- 7:18
Claim US strikes Iranian oil tankers, Iran threatens retaliation
US diesel price reached a record high of $5.85 per gallon.
BBC News, The World Today with Maryam..., 4 September 2026, 7:18-7:23
- 7:35
Claim US strikes Iranian oil tankers, Iran threatens retaliation
Rising diesel costs are expected to impact inflation because diesel is used by commercial vehicles.
BBC News, The World Today with Maryam..., 4 September 2026, 7:35-7:42
- 9:02
Claim US strikes Iranian oil tankers, Iran threatens retaliation
US diesel price reached a record high of $5.85 per gallon.
BBC News, The World Today with Maryam..., 4 September 2026, 9:02-9:09
- 9:33 Story begins Approval imminent for Jackdaw gas field off Aberdeen
- 9:33
Claim Approval imminent for Jackdaw gas field off Aberdeen
Approval is expected before mid-September.
BBC News, The World Today with Maryam..., 4 September 2026, 9:33-9:39
- 10:07
- 16:50
- 19:35
Charged quote Tim Andrews' pig kidney transplant was a bridge to human donor
of the Transplantation Society and joins us now. Professor, welcome. How exciting a development is this in your mind? It is incredible. I have to say we have moved from science fiction to clinical applicability. And as we heard a bit earlier, we have many, many patients who are waiting to be transplanted.
BBC News, The World Today with Maryam..., 4 September 2026, 19:35-19:43
- 19:55
Charged quote Tim Andrews' pig kidney transplant was a bridge to human donor
we have many, many patients who are waiting to be transplanted. In the UK alone, there are over 8,000 patients who are waiting to be transplanted. And last year, 400 of those patients died waiting for an organ. So here we have a potential solution to have patients transplanted when they need to be transplanted
BBC News, The World Today with Maryam..., 4 September 2026, 19:55-19:59
- 20:08
Charged quote Tim Andrews' pig kidney transplant was a bridge to human donor
And last year, 400 of those patients died waiting for an organ. So here we have a potential solution to have patients transplanted when they need to be transplanted and not wait for somebody to die. This is the big, big difference. And as we heard, this is a bridge. Those patients, not only one now, they have five as of yesterday
BBC News, The World Today with Maryam..., 4 September 2026, 20:08-20:12
- 21:18
Charged quote Tim Andrews' pig kidney transplant was a bridge to human donor
So this is where what they have been working on now with the kidney itself is enormous. And the dream of transplantation from the beginning was being able to transplant anyone and not allow anyone to die lacking an organ. And this is what's happening now. We are reaching that dream, which hopefully will not only apply
BBC News, The World Today with Maryam..., 4 September 2026, 21:18-21:23
- 21:55
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