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| | | Hello. Iran has an "inalienable right" to control the Strait of Hormuz, a senior lawmaker in the country has told chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet, as Tehran said the global shipping artery was closed again. Meanwhile, insider trading suspicions swirl around US President Donald Trump's presidency. And finally, watch as a police officer on horseback chases a suspected purse-snatcher through New York. | | | | | | |
| TOP OF THE AGENDA | | Tehran will never cede control of Strait of Hormuz, senior Iranian politician tells BBC | | | | | Former IRGC commander Ebrahim Azizi spoke to the BBC in Tehran about the current situation in the region. | | The war in Iran has "handed Tehran what it sees as a new weapon", writes Lyse Doucet. It now views its ability to control traffic through the Strait of Hormuz "not just as a bargaining chip... but as long-term leverage". The country is about to enshrine in law the power to decide which vessels can pass through the waterway, Ebrahim Azizi, who heads Iran's Committee for National Security and Foreign Policy, told Lyse. The Strait is one of the core issues in talks reportedly set to resume in Islamabad on Tuesday between the US and Iran. However, an Iranian spokesman has said Tehran has not yet decided whether it will attend. | | | | | | | | - Updates: The ceasefire is due to end on Wednesday, with Trump threatening to destroy Iranian infrastructure if a deal is not reached. Get the latest here.
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| | | BEYOND THE HEADLINES | | The insider trading suspicions looming over Trump's presidency | | | | | | | Market watchers have highlighted several instances of unusual trades made just before Trump's major foreign policy announcements. Credit: Bloomberg via Getty Images | | Throughout Trump's second term in office, traders have been betting millions of dollars just before he makes major announcements, often reaping big rewards. Some analysts say this bears the hallmarks of illegal insider trading - where bets are made based on information that's not available to the general public. Others claim the picture is more complicated and that some traders have become more adept at anticipating what the president might say. The White House has not responded to a request for comment. | | | | | | |
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| And finally... in the US | | Watch as a police officer on horseback chases a suspected purse-snatcher through the streets of New York. In scenes reminiscent of a Western, the chase weaved back and forth across a street and even through scaffolding, before the suspect was stopped by a passer-by. | | | | | |
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