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World Service,30 Mar 2026,49 mins

Trump threatens to 'obliterate' Iran's energy facilities

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President Trump says he's negotiating with the Iranian leadership to end the war, but has renewed threats to hit its energy infrastructure. We hear from Iranians inside the country and get the latest from our correspondents. As the war rages on, we've been speaking to Americans and the Iranian diaspora to get their reactions to the war. We hear some messages from them. We also hear from oil traders and stockbrokers about how volatile markets are affecting their day-to-day work. The Lebanese army says one of its soldiers has been killed in an Israeli strike on a checkpoint in the south of the country. Our correspondent in Beirut gives details. The Israeli military says it is withdrawing an entire battalion from the occupied West Bank after soldiers detained and assaulted a CNN television crew last week. Our newsroom reporter explains. A sanctioned Russian oil tanker has arrived in Cuban waters today, after weeks of an energy crisis on the communist island. We get details from our reporter. Presenter: Rahul Tandon (Photo: President Donald Trump talks to members of the media aboard Air Force One en route to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, 29 March, 2026. Credit: Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters)

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