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Trump's speech: What do his voters think?

Did Donald Trump's speech on the Iran war convince his voters?

Oil prices surged, after a televised address by President Trump failed to offer viable ways to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. We hear from Americans who voted for him.

In his speech Trump also threatened to bomb the country back to "the stone ages". So what is the mood inside Iran? The regime in Tehran has imposed an internet blackout and security forces are threatening anyone passing information to the foreign media. But using trusted sources the BBC has managed to obtain testimonies from ordinary Iranians suffering under wartime conditions. We have hidden their identities and are not using their real voices. Our special correspondent Fergal Keane reports.

The four Nasa astronauts on the Artemis II Moon mission, have performed important tasks to prepare their spacecraft for a lunar flyby. We have the latest episode of the BBC's space podcast, 13 Minutes Presents: Artemis II, and we speak to two people who played key roles in the mission.

Presenter: James Reynolds

(Photo: US President Donald Trump makes an address to the Nation from the Cross Hall of the White House, Washinton DC, USA, 1 April 2026. Credit: Doug Mills/EPA/Shutterstock)

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