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World Service,13 Jan 2026,49 mins

US weighs next move on Iran

Newsday

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Iran's foreign minister has said Tehran is open to talks with Washington, but remains "prepared for war". Trump's national security team is expected to hold a meeting at the White House today. We go to Israel to get reactions from there. BBC investigates a network that recruits foreign fighters to join Russia in its war in Ukraine. (Photo: Iranians drive past an anti-US mural on a street in Tehran; Credit: Abedin Taherkenareh/EPA/Shutterstock)

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