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Radio 4,23 Jul 2018,45 mins

UK 'will not oppose' death penalty for IS jihadis

The World Tonight

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The government has defended its position after saying it wouldn't object to the execution of two Islamic State suspects from west London, if they're convicted in America. We ask why two former British men, accused of beheading Britons, aren't being tried in Britain. Presidents Trump and Rouhani of Iran exchange angry threats - could the new administration's policy towards Teheran ever result in meaningful dialog? And we report on the new popular migrant route through the Straight of Gibraltar. (Photo: IS supporter Credit: VTFF from IS propaganda video).

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