Iran considering US proposal to end the war
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.3 • 8.2K Ratings
🗓️ 7 May 2026
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
US media reports say what's being considered is a 14-point memorandum of understanding with Iran, which could set a framework for more detailed nuclear negotiations. A senior member of Iran's parliament has dismissed it as a "wish list", while a foreign ministry spokesman said Tehran would share its views of a US proposal with Pakistani mediators. Pakistan's foreign minister said his country was "endeavouring to convert the current ceasefire into a permanent end to this war". Also: Three women with links to the Islamic State group have been arrested after arriving in Australia with their children after years in detention in Syria. Vigils are held across Australia for a five year old Aboriginal girl who was allegedly murdered. And, Ukraine looks at banning surrogacy for foreign parents - amid concerns that poor vulnerable women in a country at war are being exploited and there are not enough protections for the babies.
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| 0:39.3 | Iran considers a US proposal to end their war as President Trump predicts it will be over soon. Three women with |
| 0:46.2 | links to the Islamic State Group who've spent years in a Syrian detention camp are arrested |
| 0:51.4 | after arriving in Australia. The US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, meets Pope Leo at a time of heightened tensions between the Trump administration and the Vatican. |
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| 1:18.6 | bad for you. A day after oil prices fell and stocks surged following President Trump's announcement that good progress was being made on a deal to end the Middle East war, Iran says it's still considering the latest US proposal. |
| 1:37.7 | US media reports say that a 14-point memorandum of understanding has been presented to Iran, which could set a framework for more |
| 1:46.2 | detailed nuclear negotiations. Speaking at a virtual campaign event on Wednesday evening, |
| 1:52.0 | President Trump described the war as a skirmish and said he was optimistic it would soon be over. |
| 1:58.8 | We're dealing with people that want to make a deal very much, |
| 2:01.4 | and we'll see whether or not they can make a deal that's satisfactory to us. |
| 2:05.3 | We have it very much under control. |
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