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After helping to revive movies during Covid, Mission Impossible star saves Tinseltown again by scuppering Netflix bid for Warner BrosRead a Sydney man’s sickening text messages about a four-year-old girlIran says it will attack all U.S. military bases in the Middle East as missiles target the Fifth Fleet in BahrainLidia Thorpe accuses Pauline Hanson of using a shocking slur against herParliament security chief quits after string of fiascosTrump races to crush Iran in high-stakes gamble as missile stockpiles run dryRashida Tlaib draws outrage for referring to US military as ‘they’ in screed about ‘genocide’Oil prices set to surge as ships are hit in the Strait of Hormuz: Brit motorists are warned of fuel prices skyrocketingIran warns the ‘gates of hell will open more and more’ on US and Israel as it vows to unleash more intense attacksIranian drones attack major UAE oil refinery and target largest US military base in QatarIt’s all fine, honest! 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Wed. Apr 29th, 2026

Are US-Iran Talks Actually Happening?

Are US-Iran Talks Actually Happening?

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News,24 Mar 2026,48 mins

Are US-Iran Talks Actually Happening?

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Today, we try and get to the bottom of whether or not Iran and the US might be meeting at the negotiating table.

Whilst President Trump has previously said the two countries have already had productive conversations, Iran has denied the reports.

Lyse Doucet, chief international correspondent and Parham Ghobadi, senior reporter for BBC Persian explain who might be involved if talks do go ahead and the latest we know about what’s happening inside Iran.

Plus, Faisal Islam joins Adam for a deep dive into how all the uncertainty is affecting the economy. They unpack Rachel Reeves’ address to the House of Commons today and the measures she might take if the situation continues to escalate.

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