US denies Iran's claim that it hit American warship
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.3 • 8.2K Ratings
🗓️ 4 May 2026
⏱️ 28 minutes
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The US military says its warships have helped two US-flagged vessels transit the Strait of Hormuz, breaking an Iranian blockade. It's denied Iranian reports that one warship had been forced to turn back. Also: More than 30 world leaders - including the Prime Minister of Canada, Mark Carney - attend the European Political Community summit in the former Soviet republic of Armenia, to discuss the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East. Three people have died on board a cruise ship that was crossing the Atlantic, following an outbreak of a respiratory illness - believed to be Hantavirus. The video game retail chain GameStop launches a $56bn takeover bid for the much bigger firm, eBay. Australia begins public hearings into the killing of 15 people in a gun attack on a Jewish event on Bondi Beach in December. A BBC investigation finds scammers in Uganda are posting online content of dogs in distress in a shelter to get money from international donors. The former mayor of New York, Rudy Giuliani, is in a critical condition in hospital. And a team of North Korean women footballers is due to cross the border to play their neighbours in the semi-final of the Asian Football Confederation Champions League - the first time athletes from the north have travelled to South Korea since 2018.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, podcasts. |
| 0:05.5 | You're listening to the Global News podcast from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:10.7 | Hello, I'm Oliver Conway. We're recording this at 15 hours GMT on Monday the 4th of May. |
| 0:16.9 | The US denies claims that Iran has hit an American warship in the strait of Hormuz. |
| 0:22.3 | Leaders from Europe and Canada meet to discuss security as concerns grow over US foreign policy. |
| 0:29.3 | And three people have died after a virus outbreak on a cruise ship. |
| 0:34.3 | Also in the podcast, the video game retailer GameStop offers to buy eBay for $56 billion, but can it afford it? |
| 0:43.7 | eBay's business is huge in comparison to GameStop. |
| 0:46.8 | Talk about a business which is over $50 billion, whereas GameStop is only about $15 billion. |
| 0:51.4 | So very cheeky indeed in terms of having a shot at this particular giant. |
| 0:58.2 | But first, is the stalemate between Iran and the US |
| 1:02.1 | about to escalate into a hot war again? |
| 1:05.4 | Yesterday, President Trump announced a plan called Operation Freedom |
| 1:08.8 | to guide ships safely through the Strait of Hormuz, |
| 1:12.4 | supported by guided missile destroyers, 100 aircraft and 15,000 service personnel. |
| 1:18.5 | Iran responded by issuing threats to attack any U.S. warships in the waterway. |
| 1:23.4 | Hours later, media in Iran reported that an American frigate had been hit by two Iranian missiles and been forced to turn back. |
| 1:31.4 | US Central Command responded by saying no US Navy ships had been hit. |
| 1:36.3 | So what is going on? |
| 1:37.9 | Barana Bassi is from the BBC Persian Service. |
| 1:40.6 | We have different accounts from Iranian media. |
| 1:43.0 | The state TV says that a warshow was trying to enter the Strait of Hormons. |
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