Iran talks, Guthrie, West Bank and Bondi Beach
episodePreviously titled “Iran talks, Guthrie, West Bank and Bondi” — renamed by the publisher on Aug 3, 2026
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Hi, I'm Carmel Crimmins in Dublin. It's Monday, February 16th. Today, Iran and the US eye each other warily ahead of Geneva talks. A fresh plea from Savannah Guthrie as the FBI seek a DNA match from a glove found near her mother's home.
What are the latest developments in Iran's nuclear negotiations?
The alleged Bondi gunman makes his first court appearance. And in Cuba, fuel shortages are hitting classes. This is Reuters World News, bringing you everything you need to know from the frontlines in 10 minutes, 7 days a week. We start with a high-stakes week ahead in the Middle East. Iranian and US officials meet in Geneva on Tuesday for another round of talks on a nuclear deal, while the US has sent a second aircraft carrier into the region in preparation for possible strikes if an agreement is not met. There were some signs of hope over the weekend from an Iranian diplomat,
What new evidence has emerged in the Savannah Guthrie case?
Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takravanchi telling the BBC that Tehran might be flexible on its nuclear programme in exchange for sanctions relief. Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Arachi says he'll meet the UN nuclear watchdog chief later today. But it's not clear that Tehran will accept zero enrichment of uranium. And that appears to be a line in the sand for the US administration. And Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who met with Trump to discuss terms.
I said that if a deal is to be reached, it should have... several components, there shall be no enrichment capability. Not stopping the enrichment process, but dismantle the equipment and the infrastructure that allows you to enrich in the first place.
Over in Israel itself, the cabinet has signed off on a new set of measures to tighten its control over the occupied West Bank, in a move Palestinians are calling de facto annexation. It comes after a move last week to make it easier for Jewish settlers to purchase land there. Ultranationalist finance minister, Bazal Smotrich, saying in announcing that, that the government would continue to kill the idea of a Palestinian state. Here's our Jerusalem correspondent, Emily Rose, with more.
We've certainly seen since October 7th more right-wing politicians in general say that the two-state solution isn't viable. It certainly falls in line with a series of policies that have been implemented since this government, since this coalition took office, that indeed expedite the process for Jews to buy land in the West Bank, expand in the West Bank, and build in the West Bank. Members of government said that it would speed up the process of Jewish expansion in the West Bank, and this came under very heavy criticism from international organizations. I think it's important to remember, too, that President Trump, not too long ago, said that annexation was not on the table.
Investors will be weighing the implications of Iran and US negotiations, especially when it comes to oil prices. Markets are closed in the US for the President's Day holiday, but Japan's latest GDP results and the latest intel on US inflation are likely to shape markets early this week. For the latest, I'm joined by Amanda Cooper from our sister podcast, Morning Bid.
That's right. US inflation came in a little bit under expectations last month, which gave a little something to everybody in the markets, whether that was in stocks or in bonds. We saw everything finish up on a fairly upbeat note at the end of last week. And it's even had a bit of impact on expectations for the Fed. It looks like markets are leaning more towards a likely cut in June rather than in July. And there's even a little possibility of a third cut starting to get priced in for 2026. In addition, with U.S. markets shut, it's leaving investors with other things to look at. We had a pretty grim read of equities. fourth quarter Japanese GDP, which suddenly makes Prime Minister Sanae Takeuchi's plans to spend big and cut some taxes look rather sensible.
She aims to revive the economy a little bit. The yen's taken a bit of a knock on the back of it, but there hasn't been too much repercussion for stocks and bonds, which suggests that people are maybe comfortable with the idea of a big spend, big borrow government.
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