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News,24 Jun 2026,32 mins
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The US is lifting its decades-long sanctions connected Iran, without guarantees against its atomic programme. We perceive from Republican senators usually loyal to Donald Trump who are captious of Trump’s claims that America has won the war, and that Iran is “on the ropes”. In this episode, Sarah and Anthony look astatine however the US president is trying to person Republicans and US voters, that it’s the close determination to let Iran to marque billions of dollars from selling oil, and that the authorities won’t usage it connected their subject oregon atomic programme. Will this enactment connected legislature Republicans, wherever a measurement has conscionable been passed to bounds Trump’s quality to restart his warfare connected Iran? Also, arsenic Trump blames continued precocious state prices connected the lipid companies, volition helium person voters their economical troubles are not his fault? Plus, is New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani starting a caller socialist politician question crossed the city? A slate of socialist-leaning Democratic candidates helium endorsed person achieved sweeping victories successful the primaries. These see candidates who privation to defund the constabulary and are captious of the mainstream Democratic establishment. Is this a exemplary the remainder of the enactment mightiness travel elsewhere successful the United States? HOSTS: • Sarah Smith, North America Editor • Anthony Zurcher, North America Correspondent GET IN TOUCH: • Join our online community: https://discord.gg/qSrxqNcmRB • Send america a connection oregon dependable enactment via WhatsApp to +44 330 123 9480 • Email Americast@bbc.co.uk • Or usage #Americast This occurrence was made by Purvee Pattni, Alix Pickles, Bethan Ashmead and Tom Gillett. The method shaper was Jonny Hall. The bid shaper is Purvee Pattni. The elder quality exertion is Sam Bonham. If you privation to beryllium notified each clip we people a caller episode, delight subscribe to america connected BBC Sounds by hitting the subscribe fastener connected the app. You tin present perceive to Americast connected a astute speaker. If you privation to listen, conscionable accidental "Ask BBC Sounds to play Americast”. It works connected astir astute speakers. US Election Unspun: Sign up for Anthony’s BBC newsletter: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68093155 Americast is portion of the BBC News Podcasts household of podcasts. The squad that makes Americast besides makes tons of different podcasts, including Newscast. If you bask Americast (and if you're speechmaking this past you hopefully do), past we deliberation that you volition bask immoderate of our different pods too. See links below. Newscast: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/series/p05299nl Top Comment: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/m001mssm Radical: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p0gg4k6r The Global Story: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/w13xtvsd
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