Global News Podcast

US gives Iran 48 hours to make deal or open Strait of Hormuz

April 5, 2026·29 min·5-min readnarrativenews
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This episode of the BBC World Service's Global News Podcast, hosted by Celia Hatton, covers escalating geopolitical tensions between the United States and Iran following the downing of a U.S. military jet and the disappearance of an American aviator inside Iran. The situation is compou

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