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World Service,26 Mar 2026,49 mins

President Trump says Iran badly want to make a deal to end war

Newsday

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President Trump has said Iran's leaders are "afraid" to admit they are negotiating with the United States. Iran's Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, says it has no intention of negotiating for now but acknowleded it has received proposals through an intermediary. So where does this leave regional security and in particular life in Lebanon where Israel continues to target the Iranian backed group Hezbollah. We speak to Lebanon's Education Minister. We head to Saudi Arabia and hear how people there believe Iran is dancing the "dance of death". And Senegal submits it's challenge to the Confederation of African Football's decision to strip them of the Africa Cup of Nations title Presenters: James Copnall and Anne Soy. (Photo: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. Credit: Martial Trezzini/EPA)

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