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| | | Hello. US President Donald Trump has told the BBC he thinks King Charles's upcoming stateside visit can help rekindle ties with the UK strained over the Iran war. In Tehran, chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet hears about how the war has changed people's lives. And finally, find out why firefighters got involved in Drake's publicity stunt. | | | | | | |
| TOP OF THE AGENDA | | The significance of King Charles's US visit | | |  | | The King will have a private meeting with Trump and also deliver an address to Congress. Credit: Reuters | | King Charles and Queen Camilla are due to travel to the US for a four-day visit beginning on Monday, meeting Trump at the White House. According to the UK Foreign Office, the trip is meant to mark the 250th anniversary of US independence. It also comes at a time when Trump appears at odds with UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer over the Iran war. When asked in a phone interview with North America editor Sarah Smith whether the visit could help repair the relationship between the two countries, Trump said: "Absolutely. He's fantastic. He's a fantastic man. Absolutely the answer is yes." | | | | | | | | |
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| | | Return to war looms over daily life |  | | Many women no longer comply with laws dictating that they dress "modestly" and cover their hair. Credit: Getty Images | | The standoff between the US and Iran is currently playing out at sea, from the Strait of Hormuz to the Indian Ocean, where the US military said it boarded a sanctioned ship that was transporting Iranian oil. In the capital Tehran, people are navigating uncertainty and economic hardship. | | | | | | Lyse Doucet, chief international correspondent | | | | | | The recent war is on Ali's mind as he smokes imported Napoli cigarettes with a friend. His sister has squeezed in alongside them with her short cropped hair and trendy turquoise spectacles. "It was scary during the war," Ali recounts. "Our families were in other Iranian cities and we couldn't reach them." Their future prospects are scary too. His sister tells us she just quit her job as a chef because the restaurant's owner said he could no longer pay her.
"I love President Trump and I hate President Trump," Ali announces. "I love him because he said he would help the people of Iran. I hate him because he didn't." As the sun sinks, we drive to one of many nearby squares where government supporters have been gathering nightly in response to their new leaders' call to show defiance and solidarity. | | | | | | | - Ahmed Shihab-Eldin: The US-Kuwaiti journalist held in Kuwait over posts linked to the Iran war has been acquitted, his lawyers said.
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