Hello, I hate news cliches, but this has definitely been a roller coaster 24 hours.
When we recorded the last episode of Newscast,
Donald Trump had issued that apocalyptic sounding threat to end a civilisation in Iran.
And then a few hours later, there was a two week ceasefire.
Although as you will hear in this episode of Newscast, which is a little bit ragged because the news keeps on changing.
The definition and the meaning of the ceasefire and the consequences of it are still really not very clear.
So that is what we will discuss on this episode of Newscast.
Hello, it's Adam in the Newscast studio.
Hello, it's Katrina in the Washington studio.
And rejoining us on Newscast from the BBC Persian service is our colleague Parham Gobadi.
Hello, Parham.
Hi, thanks.
So much to discuss, but actually, Katrina, I don't know if you know about Parham's side hustle.
No. Explain to Newscast what you do in your, quote, free time, Parham.
I study, I do a degree in war studies.
My master's at King's College London.
Well, first of all, how do you find the time, especially when you're covering the news 24-7?
It's difficult.
It's not easy.
Like the first semester for three days a week, I was going to university and four days a week I was at work.