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Trump considers strikes on Iran

US media reports suggest President Donald Trump has approved plans for the United States to strike at Iran but is still weighting a final decision.

US media reports suggest President Donald Trump has approved plans for the United States to strike at Iran but is still weighting a final decision. The US is adament that it doesn't want Iran to develop a nuclear bomb. We look at whether a diplomatic solution is still possible.

As aerial exchanges continue between Iran and Israel we look at how people in Tehran are fleeing to the countryside and other regions in the country.

And Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo have signed a provisional peace agreement, following three days of talks by technical teams from both countries. The peace deal mediated by the US is expected to be formally signed next week, and could put an end to decades of hostilities between the two countries.

Presenters: James Copnall and Pria Rai

(Photo: U.S. President Donald Trump looks on during the installation of a new flagpole on the South Lawn at the White House. Credit: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters).

50 minutes

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Thu 19 Jun 202504:06GMT

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  • Thu 19 Jun 202504:06GMT