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Iran: "ball is now in America’s court"

Newshour

BBC

News, Daily News

4.21.1K Ratings

🗓️ 15 February 2026

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Iran's deputy foreign minister has told the BBC that Tehran is ready to consider compromises to reach a nuclear deal with the US, if Washington is willing to discuss lifting sanctions. The US has sent two aircraft carrier groups to the Middle East, ratcheting up pressure on Iran to reach an agreement. Also in the programme: The French navy seizes a large shipment of cocaine in the Pacific; and how Artificial Intelligence has helped create a new voice for a folk singer with motor neurone disease. (Photo: Iranian protesters and supporters rally against Iran's ruling establishment during a demonstration in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, February 14, 2026. Credit: Reuters/Wa Lone)

Transcript

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0:00.0

BBC Sounds, Music, radio, podcasts.

0:09.3

Hello and welcome to News Hour from the BBC World Service.

0:13.5

Coming to you live from London, I'm Regina Vaidyanarvan.

0:17.4

Coming up.

0:19.0

So I drink a few.

0:20.9

This hears to you.

0:23.0

My heart of much regret.

0:25.8

The voice of singer Patrick Darling was destroyed by motor neurone disease.

0:31.3

We'll hear how artificial intelligence brought it back.

0:35.5

I don't believe in God, but I believe in me.

0:43.8

I believe in all the things that I and you could be.

0:51.8

So I'll drink a few.

0:58.4

This is here's for you, my heart of much regret.

1:07.3

We'll have more on that later in the program.

1:09.6

But let's begin with Iran.

1:14.1

The ball is in America's court.

1:16.9

I mean, they have to prove that they want to have a deal.

1:22.9

Those are the words of Iran's deputy foreign minister, Majid Tuckt Ravanchi.

1:31.1

Speaking in interview with the BBC, as efforts do secure a nuclear deal between the US and Iran resume this week.

1:35.6

Well, he was speaking to our chief international correspondent, Lee Stucet.

1:41.0

And he said that his country would consider compromises to reach an agreement with America,

1:46.1

if America was willing to discuss lifting sanctions. Well, we'll bring you that interview in full in a moment, but a bit of context. The interview comes as hundreds of thousands

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