Trump warns Iran 'time is running out' for nuclear deal
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.3 • 8.3K Ratings
🗓️ 29 January 2026
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
Donald Trump has warned Iran that "time is running out" to negotiate a deal on its nuclear programme following the steady build-up of US military forces in the Gulf. The US president said a "massive armada" was "moving quickly, with great power, enthusiasm, and purpose" towards Iran, referring to a large US naval force. Iran insists its nuclear programme is entirely peaceful, but warned that a new US attack would prompt a response "like never before". Also: We report from Mozambique where an intense clear-up operation is underway following weeks of severe flooding. The US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, has made a robust defence of the Trump administration's Venezuela policy, weeks after US special forces seized President Nicolás Maduro. And could dementia be diagnosed earlier by looking at changes in the way people use language?
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, podcasts. |
| 0:05.7 | This is the Global News podcast from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:11.7 | I'm Ankara to say, and in the early hours of Thursday, the 29th of January, these are our main stories. |
| 0:17.9 | President Trump threatens Iran again, warning that a massive armada is on the way |
| 0:22.7 | and time to negotiate a nuclear deal is running out. The US federal agents who killed Alex |
| 0:28.9 | Preti in Minneapolis are placed on administrative leave. And new estimates of casualty figures |
| 0:35.2 | in the Ukraine war suggest it's the biggest loss of life in Europe since World War II. |
| 0:43.5 | Also, in this podcast, we hear from people displaced by floods in Mozambique. |
| 0:50.2 | The water was frightening, and we began abandoning our homes, and we were not able to recover anything. |
| 0:58.4 | And scientists say language can help spot early signs of dementia. |
| 1:07.1 | It's a country going through a period of intense and widespread unrest. |
| 1:12.4 | And early this month, Donald Trump sent a message to Iranians who are protesting against the regime that help is on its way. |
| 1:20.4 | The regime's lethal crackdown is reported to have killed more than 6,000 people. |
| 1:25.5 | Since then, there have been a slow and steady buildup of U.S. military forces in the |
| 1:30.0 | Gulf region, and now the U.S. President has warned that time is running out to negotiate a deal |
| 1:36.0 | on its nuclear program. Ten American warships are now in the region, part of what Mr. Trump |
| 1:42.1 | described as a massive armada, quickly heading towards |
| 1:45.9 | Iran with great power, enthusiasm and purpose. Tehran insists its nuclear program is peaceful |
| 1:53.0 | and has vowed to retaliate if attacked. A correspondent, Lee-Soucette, is following developments. |
| 1:59.8 | Time is running out. |
| 2:01.6 | That is President Trump's stark warning to Iran. |
| 2:04.9 | What he calls a massive armada is a major build-up of U.S. military might in the Arabian Sea. |
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