Trump briefed on new military options for Iran
5/1/202627 min
One report says the US may deploy a hypersonic missile in the Middle East for the first time, as part of efforts to put pressure on Iran to reach a deal. This comes as a deadline passed for Donald Trump to secure authorisation from the US Congress to continue the war against Iran. US Defence Secretary, Pete Hegseth, argues President Trump does not have to comply with the War Powers Resolution because the cease-ire agreement reached with Iran paused the clock on any such obligation. Also: head of one of the world's biggest fertiliser manufacturers warns the continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz could cost the world up to 10 billion meals a week. Russia deploys nearly 800 emergency workers in the Black Sea port of Tuapse, after it was hit by Ukrainian strikes for the fourth time in two weeks. Danish study suggests weight-loss drugs could help people with alcohol problems cut down on harmful drinking. New footage of security breach outside the White House Correspondents' Dinner shows the moment the gunman bursts through a checkpoint on the floor above the ballroom where President Trump and others were dining. Hundreds of protesters take to the streets of South Africa in a wave of anti-migrant demonstrations. British couple, Lindsay and Craig Foreman, speak to their family from inside Iran's notorious Evin prison. And researchers map the nose of a mouse for the first time, detailing the position of more than 1,000 smell receptors.
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First 90 secondsOliver Conway· Host0:00
You're listening to the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. [upbeat music] Hello, I'm Oliver Conway. We're recording this at 15 hours GMT on Friday the 1st of May. The deadline has passed for the Trump administration to get approval for the war on Iran, even as the president is briefed on new military options. Ukraine hits oil facilities in a Russian Black Sea port for the fourth time in two weeks. And one of the world's largest manufacturers of fertilizer warns of serious disruption to food supplies. Also in the podcast Anything can happen really within the prison, without the ...
Speaker 10:38
outside the prison. I just feel as if we are wasting our lives in here and rotting away to a degree.
Oliver Conway· Host0:45
We hear from a British couple detained in Iran. [upbeat music] According to US law, President Trump must get congressional approval for any military action longer than 60 days. The war on Iran began 62 days ago. But Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says it's currently on hold because of the ceasefire, so there's no need to go to Congress. Democrats and some Republicans disagree, while Iran says the US blockade breaches the truce anyway. At the same time, there are reports that the president has been briefed about options for new strikes on Iran, and that the US military may deploy a hypersonic missile called Dark Eagle for the first time.