US Senate blocks bid to limit Trump's powers for Iran war
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.3 • 8.3K Ratings
🗓️ 5 March 2026
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
As the US and Israeli war against Iran enters its sixth day, a bipartisan resolution in the US Senate aimed at limiting President Trump’s war powers has failed. Senators voted 47 to 53 to prevent the measure from advancing, dealing a blow to Democrats’ efforts to stymie the conflict in the Middle East. Meanwhile, US and Israeli strikes across Iran continue, with the capital, Tehran, bearing the brunt of the offensive. Also: Israel launches fresh attacks on the Lebanese capital, Beirut, warning residents to evacuate their homes; a suicide case in the US highlights the risks of AI chatbots interacting with people dealing with mental health issues; clergy from a conservative group of the Anglican Church seek to elect a rival to the first female Archbishop of Canterbury; how businesses are responding to the popularity of weight-loss drugs; and why chimpanzees are fascinated with crystals.
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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. |
| 0:12.5 | I'm Pete Ross, and in the early hours of Thursday, the 5th of March, these are our main stories. |
| 0:18.7 | The US Senate has cleared the way for Donald Trump to continue attacking Iran, |
| 0:23.1 | rejecting an effort to curb the president's war powers. |
| 0:26.5 | Israeli military officials say Iran has launched more missiles, |
| 0:30.1 | with explosions heard in Jerusalem, according to reports. |
| 0:33.7 | Earlier, Israel's military said it launched a new wave of strikes |
| 0:36.9 | targeting military infrastructure |
| 0:38.5 | in Tehran. |
| 0:42.8 | Also in this podcast, a family in the US files a lawsuit against Google, alleging that its |
| 0:48.5 | AI chatbot encouraged their son to kill himself. |
| 0:51.8 | And... |
| 0:52.7 | The chimpanzees transport the crystals in the mouth. |
| 0:56.0 | This is not normal for chimpanzees. |
| 0:58.1 | Why chimpanzees are fascinated by crystals. |
| 1:05.9 | We begin with the latest on the US-Israel war with Iran, which is now into its sixth day. Israeli |
| 1:12.4 | military officials say Iran has launched more missiles with explosions heard in Jerusalem, |
| 1:17.4 | according to reports. Earlier, Israel's military said it launched a new wave of strikes |
| 1:22.3 | targeting military infrastructure in Tehran. But first in this podcast, let's turn to political events in Washington, |
| 1:29.0 | D.C., where a vote in the U.S. Senate has cleared the way for President Trump to continue the |
| 1:34.3 | military campaign. Democrats argue that Mr. Trump has sidelined Congress and has given a number |
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