JD Vance heads for peace talks with Iran
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.3 • 8.3K Ratings
🗓️ 21 June 2026
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
The US vice president, JD Vance, is set to negotiate with Iran in Switzerland after Tehran said it had again shut the Strait of Hormuz - in response to Israel's continuing attacks in Lebanon. The White House disputes the claim that the Strait has been closed. Also: ten Palestinians are killed in the latest Israeli airstrikes on Gaza; Colombians prepare to choose a new president; King Charles is to become Britain's first monarch to reveal his personal tax bill; why the popularity of cassette players endures in Kashmir; and today's obsession with true crime.
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Photo: US Vice President JD Vance boards a plane for Switzerland for peace talks with Iran
Credit: Reuters/Elizabeth Frantz
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| 0:27.6 | This is the Global News podcast from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:33.8 | I'm Paul Moss, and in the early hours of Sunday the 21st of June, these are our main stories. |
| 0:39.9 | J.D. Vance heads to Switzerland for U.S.-Iran peace talks. |
| 0:43.9 | But what's with the contradictory claims about the Strait of Hormuz? |
| 0:48.0 | After more deadly Israeli airstrikes on Gaza, we hear from eyewitnesses on the ground. |
| 0:53.2 | And Colombians are preparing to elect a new president. |
| 0:56.6 | The contest defined by the country's ongoing and brutal conflict. |
| 1:03.6 | Also in this podcast... |
| 1:05.3 | My husband's like, you're going to kill me one day and you're going to get away with it. |
| 1:08.6 | I'm like, you're so silly. |
| 1:09.6 | I think it's really important for fans to understand these are real human beings, real lives, real parents. |
| 1:16.7 | We go inside the annual CrimeCon event to find out why true crime content is spiking in popularity |
| 1:23.1 | and the problems that come with that. |
| 1:35.1 | Let's start with those contradictory signals emanating from the Middle East. |
| 1:39.5 | We may have become accustomed to mix messages around peace talks within the region, |
| 1:44.8 | but even by those recent standards, it's been a particularly difficult 24 hours for anyone trying to figure out what is actually going on. |
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