Trump says ceasefire with Iran is 'over'
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.3 • 8.3K Ratings
🗓️ 8 July 2026
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
President Trump says the ceasefire agreement with Iran is "over", blasting the country's leadership as "scum" and "cuckoo" after fresh exchanges of fire. Mr Trump has warned the US will hit Iran 'hard' again tonight, but added that talks could continue if they want. Speaking with President Zelensky on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, he also promised to license the manufacture of vital Patriot air defence missiles to Ukraine. Also: French MPs have approved a bill that would automatically presume police officers acted lawfully in shootings; The United Nations is warning of an impending catastrophe in the Sudanese city of El-Obeid which is home to half a million people; The opening ceremony takes place in Paris for the Esports World Cup; And our culture editor speaks to Christopher Nolan, Tom Holland and Anne Hathaway about The Odyssey, a retelling of Homer's epic story.
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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. |
| 0:10.0 | Hello, I'm Ankara Dissai and 16 GMT on Wednesday, the 8th of July. |
| 0:14.7 | These are our main stories. |
| 0:16.7 | President Trump warns the US will again hit Iran hard later today. |
| 0:26.6 | After earlier declaring that the ceasefire was over following fresh exchanges of military strikes. |
| 0:30.5 | He was speaking on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, |
| 0:32.8 | where speaking alongside President Zelensky, |
| 0:38.6 | he also promised to license the manufacture of vital patriot air defense missiles to Ukraine. |
| 0:46.3 | Elsewhere, French MPs have approved a new law, which would mean police are presumed to have acted legally when they shoot someone. |
| 0:54.3 | And also in this podcast, how do you follow Oscar-winning box office-conquering movies like Oppenheimer? |
| 0:58.0 | My son walked into my office while I was writing on The Odyssey and said, |
| 1:01.1 | where are you Oscars? And I said, well, I'm trying to write a new project and if I've got Oscars sitting on the shelf, think about how daunting that big. |
| 1:04.5 | And he looked at me and he said, but you didn't win for writing. |
| 1:06.7 | Hollywood director Christopher Nolan and his star studied cast talk about the new blockbuster movie The Odyssey. |
| 1:17.1 | President Trump has warned the U.S. will again hit Iran hard later today after earlier declaring that the ceasefire was over. |
| 1:25.7 | He was speaking at the NATO summit in Ankara. |
| 1:28.6 | To me, I think it's over. |
| 1:32.1 | I don't want to deal with them anymore. |
| 1:33.3 | They're scum. You know what scum is? |
| 1:35.4 | They're scum. They're sick people. |
| 1:37.3 | They're led by sick people. |
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