Alex Ritson

What about this speculation that the hardline speaker of the Iranian parliament might be involved despite his denials?

Well, yes, it would be surprising. There's no immediate sign that Mohamed Ghalibaf is indeed involved, although one of the rumors during the rounds is that he and Vice President J.D. Vance might meet. I mean, Mr. Ghalibaf is very much from the hardline camp. He is also thought to be someone who is...

Ehkä hieman mahdollista, ehkä hieman pragmaattista, ja joten on jotain spekulaatioita, että ehkä hän voisi olla vahvistettava. Hän voisi olla sellaista kuvia, jota Donald Trump voisi nähdä Iranin Delcy Rodriguez, Venäjän vicepresidentin, joka otti ylös siellä, kun Yhdysvallojen puolueen vahvistettiin Venäjän puolueen. Mutta taas, me olemme syvällä spekulaationiin täällä, ja luulen, että me tarvitsemme vähän aikaa, ennen kuin mitään tästä tulee selkeämmin keskusteluun.

Ja lyhyesti, mitä voit kertoa meille Iranin uuden turvallisuuden puolustajan kanssa?

He was involved with the Basij, the voluntary militia. I think the fact that he is now the head of the National Security Council is a sign that the hardliners are still in charge, that the IRGC is still calling the shots, and that as far as Tehran is concerned, this is all about displaying some kind of stability and continuity.

President Trump's comments about possible talks with Iran merely a ploy to calm the markets, which have been in chaos since war began. If that was his aim, it doesn't seem to have worked. The price of Brent crude oil rose back above $100 a barrel after plunging on Monday.

Speaking during a trade visit to Australia, the president of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen said the soaring gas and oil prices and stock market falls threatened global stability and the hostilities must end.

Well, it did reassure them initially when he posted on his social media on Monday morning US time that they'd be postponing bombing these energy facilities. The price of oil slid pretty quickly. It went down in the case of Brent Cruter below $100 a barrel. So that was good from his point of view. That meant the stock market bounced and things were looking a bit more optimistic.

Kiitos. Kiitos. Kiitos. Kiitos.

Iran on huolehtimassa Hormuunin rannalla, miljoonat rannat öljyä ja vettä eivät mene koko ajan asioihin. Esimerkiksi asiantuntijat ja markkinoiden ihmiset ovat hieman yllättyneitä, mutta samalla miettivät, että

Nothing has changed in a material sense. And accordingly, the price of oil has started to creep back up again. And the gains we saw in Asian markets this morning off the back of the US ones were sort of eroded as well. So it's a little bit of as you were. Nick, we've been hearing some reports that there are traders making some very big bets in the oil market ahead of Donald Trump's social media post. What do you know about this? Well, I've been looking at that data. I mean, they did make big bets there.

Miksi he tekevät näitä kohtia on erilaista asiaa, mutta kyllä, miljoonien miljoonien dollarit olivat laittaneet Oilun tulevaisuuden kontrakteihin noin 15 minuuttia ennen kuin Donald Trump teki uudistuksen sosiaalisessa mediassa, jossa oli puhuttu, ja jossa oli mahdollista loppua sotilaalle, mikä vaikuttaa vahvasti öljyprosenttiin.

So we've seen the bets being put on. We don't know exactly why. The White House has said that it doesn't tolerate any kind of insider trading. Let's see what the US financial regulators have to say about it. Nick Marsh, and just to underscore the effects all this is having on the oil markets. The Philippines has declared a national energy emergency. The government will give subsidies to transport workers and farmers and prevented hoarding and price gouging.

But it's not just oil and gas prices and stock markets that have been affected by the war. All kinds of business sectors around the world have been hit, including Kenya's flower industry, one of the country's top foreign exchange earners. Cancelled flights has meant severe disruption for sales to its Middle Eastern market, as Jay Hirani from Kenya's Primorosa Flowers explains.

Jai Hirani from Kenya's Primorosa Flowers. Despite the possibility of talks between Washington and Tehran, the bombing of Iran continues. International correspondent Joe Inwood has collated, along with the BBC's Persian service, some of the latest material to make its way out of the country.

Onko se itse asiakas? Onko se itse asiakas? En tiedä, missä se on. Mutta joskus ei tarvitse ymmärtää kieltä, jotta ymmärtää sen tarkoituksen. Voi! Voi! Voi! Voi! Voi! Voi!

Tämä on Teheranin ilmaisu, joka on kuvattu pöytäpöytässä. Ja noin 24 tuntia sitten oli todella vaikea, että ilmaisu olisi jotain, jota Iranin ihmiset olisivat olleet useitaan.

President Trump threatened punitive strikes against the country's power plants if the effective blockade of the Strait of Hormuz was not ended. It was the main subject people contacted the BBC's Persian service to discuss. And so, when that threat was lifted, the relief was clear.

Yksi miehiä, joilla on rauhassa rauhassa rauhassa rauhassa rauhassa rauhassa rauhassa rauhassa rauhassa rauhassa rauhassa rauhassa

On state TV, the anchor reads a message from the Speaker of Parliament. Our people demand the complete and humiliating punishment of the aggressors, it says. Donald Trump has claimed that negotiations are underway at Iran's request. They have denied that, and nothing coming out of Tehran suggests they are in the mood to compromise. It's a fact not lost on a man who once again got in contact with the BBC's Persian service.