Trump: Iran war could end with a deal
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.3 • 8.3K Ratings
🗓️ 6 May 2026
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
US media and Pakistan negotiators suggest Washington and Tehran are close to agreeing a deal to end the US-Israeli war on Iran. Donald Trump has warned the bombing would be more intense than before if Iran doesn’t agree to peace deal. Meanwhile, the Israel Defense Forces continue to strike Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon.
Also: The World Health Organization has confirmed an eighth case of Hantavirus on board a cruise ship at the centre of a deadly outbreak of the disease. Three passengers have died aboard the ship that is currently stuck at sea near the island of Cape Verde in the Atlantic. Spain insists the MV Hondius will dock in the Canary Islands despite objections from the local authorities. Four women linked to the IS miliant group are returning to Australia from Syria, along with their children and could face the prospect of arrest. Scientists are calling for Pluto to be reclassified as a planet, twenty years after it was demoted to dwarf planet status.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, podcasts. |
| 0:05.6 | This is the Global News podcast from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:11.6 | I'm Janet Jaliel and at 15 hours GMT on Wednesday the 6th of May. |
| 0:15.8 | These are our main stories. |
| 0:17.6 | The US and Iran are reported to be closing in on a deal to end the war after President Trump |
| 0:23.7 | paused an operation to help stranded vessels get through the Strait of Hormuz. |
| 0:28.8 | Spain insists that a cruise ship at the center of a deadly virus outbreak will dock in the Canary Islands |
| 0:35.4 | despite the local authorities' objections. |
| 0:39.0 | Four women linked to the IS militant group are returning to Australia from Syria, along with |
| 0:44.8 | their children, and could face the prospect of arrest. |
| 0:51.1 | Also in this podcast? |
| 0:52.7 | There's more than a thousand kinds of Pokemon. That has not stopped kids |
| 0:56.3 | learning them. Why should we not have a thousand planets? We'll hear why Pluto could be designated |
| 1:01.6 | a planet once again. Just a couple of days ago, it looked as if the fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran was on the verge of collapsing |
| 1:15.6 | after the American military began trying to guide ships through the Strait of Hormuz. |
| 1:21.0 | In response, Iran began firing at U.S. military and commercial vessels and at the United Arab Emirates. |
| 1:28.1 | Then in an abrupt about turn, President Trump announced he was pausing what he called |
| 1:33.2 | Operation Freedom. |
| 1:35.2 | Now, as we record this podcast, there are US media reports echoed by Pakistan, which has |
| 1:41.2 | been mediating peace discussions, that the two sides are close to agreeing a deal to end the war. |
| 1:48.9 | Mr Trump has posted that if Iran doesn't agree, then the bombing will start again at a much higher level and intensity than before. |
| 1:58.5 | But given that hopes have been raised before only to be dashed, how likely is it that |
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