1:20 pm today

Iran Conflict: What does it mean for New Zealanders?

From Afternoons, 1:20 pm today
Israeli emergency service officers search through the debris at the scene of a missile attack in Bet Shemesh, some 30 kilometres west of Jerusalem on March 1, 2026. A barrage of missiles launched from Iran killed at least six people in the central Israel city of Bet Shemesh on March 1, Israel's first responders agency, Magen David Adom (MDA) said, the day after the US and Israel attacked Iran and assassinated its supreme leader. (Photo by JOHN WESSELS / AFP)

Photo: JOHN WESSELS/AFP

For analysis of the US- Israel strikes and to discuss New Zealand's response, Jesse is joined again by retired Major-General John Howard.

Major General John Howard is a former New Zealand Chief of Defence Intelligence and also a former Deputy Director at the US Defence Intelligence Agency in Washington DC