US demands Iran guarantee Strait of Hormuz is open
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.3 • 8.3K Ratings
🗓️ 11 July 2026
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
The US demands a public guarantee from Iran that the Strait of Hormuz is open and that ships will not be targeted as they pass through, to ensure that talks can move forward. President Trump says both sides have agreed to continue talks, despite the escalation in hostilities. Mediators from Qatar are travelling to Iran to try to salvage the fragile peace deal.
Also: there's relief in Nigeria after all the children and teachers who were kidnapped from a school in Oyo State in May are rescued. We have a special report about the increasing number of Russian drones and bombs that are killing civilians and causing severe damage in the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia. Apple files a lawsuit against OpenAI, accusing the artificial intelligence company of stealing trade secrets. Deforestation is slowing down in the Brazilian Amazon, but the presidential election in October could be crucial in determining its future. Spain beat France to reach the semi-final of the men's football World Cup. Palaeontologists in Thailand discover a new species of dinosaur, and we visit a Buddhist temple in South Korea that's hosting dating retreats to help boost population growth.
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| 0:30.7 | I'm Keith Adams, and in the early hours of Saturday, the 11th of July, these are our main |
| 0:35.9 | stories. The US demands that Iran publicly |
| 0:39.0 | acknowledges the Strait of Hormuzes open and pledges to stop firing on commercial ships. |
| 0:44.9 | There's relief in Nigeria over the rescue of more than 25 schoolchildren and their teachers |
| 0:49.7 | who were abducted by gunmen in May. And new figures show that deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has slowed. |
| 0:59.7 | Also in this podcast, we'll have the latest from the World Cup, |
| 1:03.2 | and we listen in on a matchmaking retreat in South Korea. |
| 1:07.2 | I think I want to have some baby and family. |
| 1:09.3 | I really like to care somebody. And that's why I came |
| 1:13.8 | here with some cookies. And I really want to wish to make a family with good people. All that and more |
| 1:20.9 | to come. When the U.S. and Iran signed their memorandum of understanding around three weeks ago, |
| 1:30.6 | it was meant to extend the ceasefire between the two countries while talks continued on a final agreement. |
| 1:37.0 | One of the key points was that the Strait of Hormuz would reopen to traffic. |
| 1:41.3 | But it hasn't been that simple. |
| 1:42.6 | There have been several exchanges of fire, |
| 1:45.0 | and it sometimes seemed that the war was breaking out again. Now, senior officials in Washington |
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