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    America and Iran agree to two-week truce, and more

    2026-04-08 | 4 mins.
    Donald Trump announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran, subject to the Islamic Republic agreeing to the “immediate” opening of the Strait of Hormuz.

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    Trump threatens to “take out” Iran; Israel attacks Tehran, and more

    2026-04-07 | 4 mins.
    Oil prices jumped as Donald Trump threatened in a press conference to “take out” Iran and renewed warnings that America would bomb “every power plant” in the country if Iran doesn’t open the Strait of Hormuz by Tuesday.

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    Donald Trump renews Iran threats; Iran hits Gulf energy facilities, and more

    2026-04-06 | 3 mins.
    Donald Trump threatened to strike Iranian power plants and bridges on Tuesday if Iran’s regime did not “open the fuckin’ strait”.

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    Europe quietly resists windfall taxes; Trump tells Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz or face “all hell”, and more

    2026-04-05 | 3 mins.
    Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, warned that “Radioactive fallout will end life” in the Gulf, after a fourth attack on the area surrounding Iran’s only operational nuclear power plant in Bushehr

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    America reports strong jobs figures; Iran hits two American fighter jets, and more

    2026-04-04 | 4 mins.
    The Trump administration said it would ask for a significant rise in defence spending in its budget request to Congress for the 2027 fiscal year

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The World in Brief tells you what’s on the global agenda in the coming day, what to look out for in business, finance and politics and, most importantly, what to make of it.Economist Podcasts+ subscribers and digital subscribers to The Economist should log in at economist.com/audio/podcasts/the-world-in-brief for access to the full World in Brief.Sign up for Economist Podcasts+ here: www.economist.com/podcastsplus-worldinbrief. For more information about Economist Podcasts+, including how to get access, please visit our FAQs page here https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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