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A Russian missile that destroyed a children's hospital in Kyiv used western technology, investment banking is picking back up, and Shein is injecting €200mn in cash to tackle fashion waste. Plus, the FT's Najmeh Bozorgmehr explains if Iran's new pro-reform president can make a difference. Mentioned in this podcast:Type of Russian missile that struck Kyiv children's hospital uses western components Masoud Pezeshkian: the heart surgeon who became Iran's president-elect Shein to launch €200mn fund to tackle fashion waste as it awaits IPO approval Survey link: http://ft.com/FTsurvey2024Survey terms & conditions: http://www.ft.com/globalsurvey/termsThe FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Michela Tindera, Breen Turner, Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Monica Lopez. Our intern is Prakriti Panwar. Topher Forhecz is the FT's executive producer. The FT's global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show's theme song is by Metaphor Music.Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nato's secretary-general is warning the west not to underestimate Russia, Cigna is in talks to merge with Humana in a deal that would create a US health insurance giant worth $140bn, and an audio essay by the FT's Najmeh Bozorgmehr explores Iranians' complicated feelings about the Israel-Gaza conflict.Mentioned in this podcast:Russia has stockpiled missiles for winter attack on Ukraine, says NatoCigna and Humana in deal talks to create US health insurance giantWhy Nato's reassurances to Ukraine are starting to ring hollowIranians see both sides of the Israel-Gaza conflictAmerican diplomat Henry Kissinger dies aged 100The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help by Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Monica Lopez. Topher Forhecz is the FT's executive producer. The FT's global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show's theme song is by Metaphor Music.Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/f39ef841-2756-40c4-9da5-487316beac2eCountries are imposing new lockdowns and travel restrictions to try and contain the new Omicron coronavirus variant, and the UK's competition regulator is expected to try and reverse Meta's acquisition of online gif platform Giphy. Plus, the FT's Tehran correspondent, Najmeh Bozorgmehr, offers a view from Iran as the country prepares to sit down with Western powers in Vienna this week for talks intended at reviving the moribund nuclear accord. Nations race to contain Omicron variant as more cases detectedhttps://www.ft.com/content/2da44fcf-99f7-43a8-b4b0-c3c1d4782cf3UK regulator expected to block Meta's $400m Giphy dealhttps://www.ft.com/content/662c8e3f-4909-4bec-9131-c0237bb4897dIran's Raisi under pressure to deliver as patience frayshttps://www.ft.com/content/6ea22507-55c2-47d1-95c0-111ef1496163Ghislaine Maxwell trial set to shed light on Epstein misdeedshttps://www.ft.com/content/58d5b0f8-c711-4bc8-b51a-6ce00bbeeeeeThe FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show's editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Gavin Kallmann and Michael Bruning. The show's theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT's global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/3e727154-099c-4af8-b3a0-5aa2742bcdcaUS military officials are blaming Isis for an attack near Kabul airport yesterday that killed at least 13 service members and an unknown number of civilians, and the Federal Reserve is preparing for today's virtual Jackson Hole economic symposium under the cloud of the Delta variant, and Brussels has warned that it could sever a data-sharing agreement with the UK. Plus, the FT's Najmeh Bozorgmehr reports on life in Afghanistan's third-largest city, Herat, now that the Taliban are in control. At least 13 US troops among those killed in Kabul bombings, with Aime Williams in Washingtonhttps://www.ft.com/content/817bfbaa-e62a-4cc9-b503-54d0a53dfc52Life under the Taliban: ‘Herat is now like a ghost city', with Tehran correspondent Najmeh Bozorgmehrhttps://www.ft.com/content/d30d1991-252e-4060-aa98-b5831e3f470cFed prepares for virtual Jackson Hole meeting under cloud of Delta, with US economics editor Colby Smith https://www.ft.com/content/806b507c-3c07-4e93-bc59-763dfeed0e32?EU takes aim at UK plan to rewrite data laws, with EU technology correspondent, Madhumita Murgia https://www.ft.com/content/f344f7ea-2829-46d2-8943-26b73c5804daThe FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show's editor is Jess Smith. Our intern is Zoe Han. Additional help by Gavin Kallmann, Michael Bruning, and Persis Love. The show's theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT's global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Victory for Iran's hardliners in this month’s parliamentary elections has come at the cost of a despondent population suffering under the weight of renewed US sanctions. With the future of the nuclear deal in doubt and isolationist leaders in the ascendant, Andrew England, Middle East editor, and Najmeh Bozorgmehr, Tehran correspondent, discuss what happens next.Contributors: Andrew England, Middle East editor, and Najmeh Bozorgmehr, Tehran correspondent. Producers: Fiona Symon and Mehrnosh Khalaj. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Iranian military leader and commander of the Quds Forces, Qassem Soleimani, was killed on the 3rd of January in a targeted US air strike at Baghdad airport, Iraq. What did Soleimani mean to Iranians and why did the US order the airstrike that killed him? Najmeh Bozorgmehr discusses the story with Andrew England.Contributors: Andrew England, Middle East editor and Najmeh Bozorgmehr, Tehran correspondent. Producer: Persis Love See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What are the factors Britain and its allies need to consider as they weigh their response to Iran's seizure of a British-flagged tanker in the Strait of Hormuz? Barney Jopson discusses the difficult waters Iran and the west must navigate to avoid a further escalation with Andrew England and Najmeh Bozorgmehr See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Concerns about maritime security in the Gulf are rising as relations between Iran and the west deteriorate over the slow breakdown of the nuclear deal struck by Tehran and world powers in 2015. Iran’s economy has been badly hit by the re-imposition of US sanctions, and in response, Iran says it is no longer sticking to agreed limits on its enriched uranium stockpile. Tom O’Sullivan discusses whether the deal can be saved with Michael Peel in Brussels, Najmeh Bozorgmehr in Tehran and Middle East editor Andrew England.Contributors: Suzanne Blumsom, executive editor, Tom O’Sullivan, deputy analysis editor, Michael Peel, European diplomatic correspondent, Najmeh Bozorgmehr, Tehran correspondent, and Andrew England, Middle East editor. Producer: Fiona Symon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Donald Trump’s decision to step up sanctions on Iran has set up a clash with European allies who still support the 2015 nuclear accord. Roula Khalaf discusses the repercussions of the clash with Najmeh Bozorgmehr, Katrina Manson and Michael Peel.Contributors: Suzanne Blumsom, executive editor, Roula Khalaf, deputy editor, Katrina Manson, US defence correspondent, Najmeh Bozorgmehr, Tehran correspondent and Michael Peel, Brussels correspondent. Producer: Fiona SymonRead more on this story here See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Iranians go to the polls on Friday in what is effectively a referendum on whether to pursue closer ties with the west, or revert to the diplomatic isolation that preceded the nuclear accord in 2015. Najmeh Bozorgmehr, FT Tehran correspondent, talks to voters ahead of the poll. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The run-up to Friday's polls has resounded with arguments over inequality and corruption in the deeply divided Islamic Republic, says Najmeh Bozorgmehr. And there is more at stake than who is to be president. The incumbent Hassan Rouhani or his hardline challenger Ebrahim Raisi could become the next supreme leader, says Najmeh See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hasan Rouhani is seeking re-election as Iran's president next month. He remains popular for reaching a nuclear deal with the west, but the poor state of the economy could count against him, Najmeh Bozorgmehr, FT correspondent in Tehran, tells Andrew England. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has led the Islamic Republic since 1989. But after the nuclear deal with the US, questions have been raised over whether it is necessary to have a senior cleric in charge, says Najmeh Bozorgmehr. Now reformists and hardliners have begun to position themselves for influence over the future of the country See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Iranians go to the polls on Friday in the first major test of public opinion since last summer’s nuclear accord. President Hassan Rouhani is seeking a mandate to press on with long-promised reforms. Najmeh Bozorgmehr, FT Tehran correspondent, talks to voters about their intentions. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The lifting of UN sanctions on Iran reconnects a potentially vibrant emerging economy to world markets, with the allure of a bonanza for international and local investors and a brighter future for a restive young population. The FT's Siona Jenkins asks Najmeh Bozorgmehr, Tehran correspondent, Martin Arnold, banking editor, and Anjli Raval, oil correspondent, what obstacles remain and how soon the country is likely to see results. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The lifting of UN sanctions on Iran reconnects a potentially vibrant emerging economy to world markets. Siona Jenkins asks Najmeh Bozorgmehr, Tehran correspondent, Martin Arnold, banking editor, and Anjli Raval, oil correspondent, how soon the country is likely to see results. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Saudi Arabia's execution of a Shia cleric earlier this month led to a diplomatic rupture with Iran after hardliners in the Shia country set fire to the Saudi embassy in Tehran. Siona Jenkins discusses how Iranians view the dispute ahead of next month's elections with the FT's Tehran correspondent Najmeh Bozorgmehr. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Years of painstaking negotiations between Iran and the world powers have finally led to a deal. Was it the biggest international diplomatic breakthrough in decades or a historic mistake? Roula Khalaf, FT foreign editor, and Najmeh Bozorgmehr, Tehran correspondent, debate the pros and cons. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Iranians tell Najmeh Bozorgmehr, FT correspondent in Tehran, of their hopes for an improved economic outlook when sanctions are lifted See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

If Iran and the world powers reach a nuclear deal and international sanctions are lifted, Iran’s tech sector, one of the world’s biggest untapped markets, will be one of the main sectors to watch, says FT Tehran correspondent Najmeh Bozorgmehr. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Many Iranians believe a comprehensive nuclear deal will bring a lifting of sanctions and the return of foreign investors, in particular Americans, who have been absent from Iran for over thirty years. Najmeh Bozorgmehr, reports from Tehran on their hopes for a deal. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ben Hall is joined by Roula Khalaf and Najmeh Bozorgmehr to discuss the civil war in Yemen, and the growing hostility between Iran and Saudi Arabia, who are backing different sides in the conflict. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

As negotiations on Iran's nuclear programme resume this week, Najmeh Bozorgmehr talks to Iranians about their hopes for an easing of the economic embargo. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The FT's Tehran correspondent Najmeh Bozorgmehr reports from the Zayandeh Roud, an ancient river in Iran that has dried up amid a wider water crisis in the country. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Secret sanction-evading oil deals were only the start of corruption that thrived under Ahmadi-Nejad. Can the country clean up now President Rouhani is in charge? Najmeh Bozorgmehr, the FT's Tehran correspondent, reports. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

After the most productive talks on Iran's nuclear programme in years in Geneva this week, Gideon Rachman is joined by defence and diplomatic editor James Blitz and Najmeh Bozorgmehr, Tehran correspondent, to examine what was discussed by the diplomats and how a potential deal might look. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What does the surprise victory in Iran’s presidential election of Hassan Rohani, the candidate backed by reformists, mean for the country and the region? Roula Khalaf, Middle East editor, and Najmeh Bozorgmehr in Tehran join Gideon Rachman See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this week’s podcast: Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad’s role as Iran’s president is looking uncertain; Oil cartel Opec meeting descends into acrimony; And, we end the show in the US with the fiscal debate over raising the country’s debt ceiling. Presented by Gideon Rachman with Clive Crook and David Blair in the studio in London and Najmeh Bozorgmehr in Tehran. Produced by LJ Filotrani See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.