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World Service,08 Jul 2026,49 mins

Trump threatens to attack Iran 'hard' tonight

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Donald Trump threatens to attack Iran "hard" tonight, hours after saying he thinks the US-Iran ceasefire is "over". The US president is at the Nato summit in Turkey and earlier said of the Iranian leadership: "I don't want to deal with them anymore, they're scum. They're sick people, they're led by sick people". Mr Trump has also met with Ukraine's President Zelensky. Our correspondents explain the latest. Our football issues correspondent Dale Johnson joins us to talk through the biggest controversies of the Fifa World Cup so far. And we speak to tennis coaches about how to train the players starring at one of the biggest sporting events of the summer, Wimbledon. Presenter: James Reynolds. (Photo: U.S. President Donald Trump holds a bilateral meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy alongside the NATO leaders summit at the Bestepe Presidential Compound, joined by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026. Credit: Reuters/Jonathan Ernst)

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