Possible extension to US and Iran ceasefire

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President Trump has announced on his social media platform that an agreement with Iran to stop fighting has largely been negotiated. President Trump wrote on social media that he had had a "very good call" with the leaders of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and others about a "Memorandum of Understanding pertaining to PEACE". Also in the programme: a deadly mining disaster in China; and a new book about adolescence and the pressures shaping the lives of girls today. Presenter Paul Henley is joined by Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani, a Nigerian novelist and journalist; and Jamille Pinheiro Dias, director of London University's Centre of Latin American and Caribbean Studies. (Photo: US President Trump delivers remarks in Suffren, New York, US, 22 May 2026. Credit: Kena Betancur//EPA)