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Welcome to the BDB afternoon bulletin.

I'm Mike Baker, your eyes and ears on the world stage.

All right.

Let's get briefed.

First up, just days after another round of U.S. Iran indirect negotiations ended without a breakthrough,

Iran is accused of launching missile attacks on commercial shipping.

It's almost like the regime hasn't read the memorandum of understanding.

It's a memorandum of misunderstanding.

I'll have the details.

Later in the show, Russia's shenanigans in Africa are encountering trouble.

We'll take you to Mali, where Tuareg fighters claim they've shot down one of Moscow's attack helicopters.

But first, today's afternoon spotlight.

If you were wondering how the latest round of U.S. Iran negotiations have been going,

well, I believe we may have gotten our answer overnight. Less than three weeks after agreeing to

supposedly halt attacks in the Strait of Hormuz as part of a supposed memorandum of understanding

with the U.S., Iran continues to behave as if they control the waterway.

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