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World Service,29 Jan 2026,49 mins

US puts pressure on Iran

Newsday

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President Donald Trump has warned Iran that an “armada” is heading toward the country and that it should “make a deal” with the U.S. on its contested nuclear program or face a large-scale U.S. military attack. We assess the threat of military action. The UK's prime minister Sir Keir Starmer is the latest western leader to visit China. He's been meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping where the British leader said Beijing stood ready to develop a long-term strategic partnership with the UK. We get a view from Beijing. And we speak to a Palestinian mother who crossed into Egypt during the conflict in Gaza and is waiting is waiting to go back home. Presenters: James Copnall and Anne Soy. (Photo: USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier. Credit: Cati Cladera/European Pressphoto agency).

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