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For days now, President Trump has been threatening possible military action against Iran.
Brian Hook was the US Special Representative for Iran during Mr Trump's first term.
Well, now the US president has announced that he's imposing a 25% tariff on countries that trade with Iran.
But how much pressure will that put on Tehran?
Our international editor is Jeremy Bowen.
Jeremy Bowen.
Russia is going to extraordinary lengths to find new recruits for its war in Ukraine because so many men are dying.
Over the past 10 months, their losses have been growing faster than at any time since the full-scale invasion began in 2022.
Now, a BBC Eye investigation has found that social media is being used to lure foreigners to Russia under false pretenses of lucrative jobs, only for victims to end up on the front line in Ukraine.
The investigation found 490 invitations were sent by one woman, a former teacher.
Nawal Al-Meghafi has this report.
That's the voice of a 26-year-old Syrian man, Omar.
It's not his real name.
He sent us a voice note in videos from the front line of Russia's war with Ukraine as he trudges through thick snow.
He thought he was traveling to Russia for a security job.
Within weeks, he was on the front line.
Russia's war in Ukraine has killed hundreds of thousands of soldiers on both sides.
As losses mount, the Kremlin has widened its recruitment.
targeting men far beyond Russia's borders.
For the past year, BBCI has been investigating how foreign fighters are being recruited, what they're promised and what actually happens to them.