Tehran calls reports of US talks 'fake news'
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.3 • 8.3K Ratings
🗓️ 24 March 2026
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
The speaker of Iran's parliament has said no negotiations have taken place with the United States, contradicting President Trump's announcement that talks were ongoing. Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said ''fake news'' was being used to manipulate the financial and oil markets.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts. |
| 0:05.8 | You're listening to the Global News podcast from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:11.4 | Hello, I'm Oliver Conway. We're recording this at 5 o'clock GMT on Tuesday the 24th of March. |
| 0:17.3 | The Speaker of the Iranian Parliament denies claims by President Trump that peace talks |
| 0:22.1 | are underway between Iran and the US. The Colombian military says 66 soldiers have died in a plane |
| 0:29.1 | crash and we report on the increase in Israeli settler attacks in the occupied West Bank. |
| 0:37.2 | Also in the podcast, |
| 0:39.2 | A Swaroski cat flap studded with crystals. |
| 0:43.4 | You can buy enormously expensive satin pajamas for your dog or your cat, |
| 0:50.3 | and even your ferret. |
| 0:51.4 | Is your pet controlling your life and your wallet? |
| 1:00.2 | In the face of turmoil on the markets and defiance from Iranian hardliners, |
| 1:05.6 | President Trump has for now backed down on his threat to obliterate Iran's power plants. |
| 1:11.5 | He had said he would target them if the Strait of Hormuz was not reopened within 48 hours. |
| 1:17.1 | That deadline has now passed and the crucial waterway remains shut, but the US has not attacked. |
| 1:23.4 | Instead, Mr Trump says he's paused the threatened strikes because peace talks are underway. |
| 1:29.3 | We are now having really good discussions. They want peace. They've agreed. They will not have a nuclear weapon, etc., etc. |
| 1:36.7 | But we'll see. You have to get it done. But I would say there's a very good chance. |
| 1:40.7 | And so we're giving it five days. And then we're going to see where that takes us. |
| 1:44.8 | And I would say at the end of this period, I think it could very well end up being a very good |
| 1:49.7 | deal for everybody, as good as if we went all the way and just literally annihilated the place, |
| 1:56.1 | which if we don't have to do that, that would be a good thing, not a bad thing. |
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