Sebastian Usher

Israel is preparing for an offensive in the southern Gaza city of Rafah as the UK considers sending its troops to help deliver aid via a new sea route.  Audio

BBC World's Middle East correspondent Sebastian Usher joins Emile Donovan for the latest on the reported strike on the city of Isfahan. Audio

Iran has launched a large-scale drone and missile attack at Israel, in retaliation for a suspected Israeli strike on an Iranian diplomatic complex in Syria.  Audio

Sebastian discusses the US airstrikes targeting Iraq and Syria, following the deaths of three US troops in Jordan. And reports Israel and Hamas are inching towards a deal for a ceasefire. Several… Audio

Sebastian Usher brings the latest from the Israel-Gaza conflict. Audio

The armed wing of Hamas says it is ready to release up to 70 children and women held in Gaza, for a 5-day truce. Hamas' negotiators have told Qatari mediators the truce should include a ceasefire and… Audio

The United Nations and aid agencies are still waiting for a desperately-needed humanitarian corridor to be opened in Gaza, as Israel air strikes continue. Audio

Kathryn is joined by the BBC's Mideast correspondent Sebastian Usher. Israel is continuing its retaliation for the shock weekend strike by Hamas. He'll have the latest on the conflict, and also look… Audio

Sebastian says among the number of issues in Israel at the moment is the controversial judicial overhaul and the intensifying conflict with Palestinians. In Syria, there've been days of anti-… Audio

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has been trying to calm tension with a visit ot the West Bank city of Jenin. Three government officers had been forced to leave a funeral for two fighters killed in… Audio

The latest from the Middle East, including hopes to end the war in Yemen, an Iranian-Saudi rapprochement deal, and the continuing saga of Israel's judicial reform. Sebastian Usher is a BBC Middle East… Audio

Sebastian looks at an escalation of tensions between Israelis and Palestinians, as Israel gets to grips with its new far-right Netanyahu government. He'll look at the poisoning of hundreds of… Audio

Middle East correspondent Sebastian Usher joins Kathryn to look at how Iranians are continuing to defy a crackdown, as protests following the death of Mahsa Amini reach their 50th day. Benjamin… Audio

Sebastian talks about the horrific stabbing of Salman Rushdie at a book event in New York state and specifically the reaction in Iran given the fatwa on the author originated from there. Also the… Audio

Sebastian talks to Kathryn about the outcome of the Lebanon election - did it have any surprises and is it likely to bring change. In Iraq, Iran & Gulf huge dust storms have become almost daily… Audio

In the face of rising rates of the Omicron variant in its community the Israeli Government has approved a fourth vaccine dose for covid-19. It is one of the first countries in the world to do so and… Audio

Sebastian talks to Kathryn about Iran and the nuclear talks - with a growing sense that they may fail and then what next?. And Libya's presidential election is due on Christmas Eve, but looks all but… Audio

Sebastian has the latest on Afghanistan as the UN condemns the Taliban for their increasingly violent response to dissent. In Lebanon there is a new government has just over a year after the previous… Audio

The latest on the massive fuel tanker explosion in Lebanon which has killed 20 people and wounded dozens. Sebastian Usher is a BBC Middle East analyst, editor and reporter. Audio

Sebastian has an update on the mutual ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza and he also talks to Kathryn where things have got to with the Iran nuclear deal. Audio