Iran meets nuclear watchdog before talks with America; Rubio endorses Viktor Orban, and more
The World in Brief from The Economist
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🗓️ 17 February 2026
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, you're listening to the free edition of the world in brief from The Economist. |
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| 0:29.5 | free edition. |
| 0:35.2 | This is the world in brief from The Economist. |
| 0:42.3 | Our top stories. |
| 0:44.3 | Iran's foreign minister, Abbasarachi, held talks with the International Atomic Energy Agency, |
| 0:50.3 | the UN's nuclear watchdog, about his country's nuclear program ahead of negotiations |
| 0:56.8 | with American officials in Geneva on Tuesday. America has deployed a second aircraft carrier |
| 1:03.7 | to the Middle East, putting more pressure on Iran. Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's prime minister, |
| 1:10.5 | called for, quote, all enriched material to leave Iran. |
| 1:16.2 | Marco Rubio, America's Secretary of State, endorsed Hungary's Prime Minister, Victor Orban, |
| 1:22.8 | ahead of the country's parliamentary election on April 12th. |
| 1:27.2 | Mr. Rubio said Donald Trump is, quote, |
| 1:29.8 | deeply committed to Mr. Orban's success and pledged financial support for the populist right |
| 1:35.6 | leader. Mr. Orban's Fidesk party is trailing in the polls behind the Teezar party of Peter Magyar, |
| 1:43.2 | a former ally. |
| 1:48.7 | Russia denied it poisoned Alexei Navalny, |
| 1:52.0 | with a toxin found in a South American frog. |
| 1:56.4 | The opposition leader died two years ago in a Russian prison. |
| 1:59.4 | Quote, we do not accept such accusations. |
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