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US president makes claim in an appearance in front of the press with Israeli PM Netanyahu, but also threatens Tehran.

US President Donald Trump has announced that direct negotiations with Iran over its nuclear programme have begun, after Tehran had previously dismissed Washington’s calls for the talks.

Speaking at the White House on Monday alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump said discussions were already underway.

“We’re having direct talks with Iran, and…

In an Oval Office meeting with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, US President Donald Trump again pitched his idea to redevelop the “incredible piece of important real estate” that is the Gaza Strip into what he termed a “freedom zone.” Netanyahu then denied that Israel is the one keeping Palestinians “locked in” the besieged enclave.

There’s turmoil in markets and the financial world as shock waves from US President Donald Trump’s tariffs continue.

But despite the widespread alarm, Trump is sticking to his plans.

So what’s happening – and what does it mean for people worldwide?

Presenter: Adrian Finighan

Guests:

Ian Goldin – Professor of globalisation and development at the University of Oxford

Deborah Elms – Head of trade policy at…

The Palestinian Red Crescent Society is demanding an independent investigation into Israel’s killing of 15 medical workers in Rafah, accusing it of ‘deliberately targeting’ them and ‘committing a war crime’ that must be prosecuted under international law.