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| | | Hello. As the conflict in the Middle East continues, defence correspondent Jonathan Beale looks at the Iranian and US arsenals and how long their stockpiles of weapons might last. From Canada, my colleague Nadine Yousif reports on a heated dispute about the birthplace of ice hockey. And finally, watch Italian emergency crews rescue a wolf from a canal. | | | | | | |
| TOP OF THE AGENDA | | Weapons used faster than they can be produced | | | | | Recent history also shows the limitations of wars fought from the air. Credit: US Navy via Getty Images | | US and Israeli strikes on Iran have hit several targets since 28 February. A BBC Verify analysis of satellite images has confirmed at least 11 Iranian naval vessels have been destroyed or damaged, with military bases and nuclear sites also hit by attacks. US President Donald Trump has claimed his country has a "virtually unlimited supply" of key weapons. Iran's defence ministry has said it has "the capacity to resist the enemy" for longer than the US had planned. But as Jonathan Beale notes, the intensity of the operation so far suggests that both sides "will already be using up weapons faster than they can be produced" - and this level of combat "will become harder to sustain". | | | | | | | | - Live updates: Azerbaijan's foreign ministry says two Iranian drones hit the country, while some flights are resuming in the region. Get the latest.
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| | | | - Chartered flight: A plane that had been due to bring back some Britons stranded in the Middle East on Wednesday night did not take off.
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| | | BEYOND THE HEADLINES | | Canada debates birthplace of ice hockey | | | | | | | Ice hockey took off in Montreal, with the first Stanley Cup awarded there in 1893. Credit: Getty Images | | A proposed bill in Nova Scotia seeks to declare the small town of Windsor as the birthplace of modern ice hockey, circa 1810. But some historians argue the game was first played in the British Isles, while others have criticised the legislation for not mentioning indigenous contributions to the sport. | | | | | | |
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