Inside Iran’s “impenetrable” nuclear bunker

伊朗“坚不可摧”的核地下掩体之内

FT News Briefing

2025-06-16

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Israel may not have big enough bombs to take down Iran’s most secure nuclear facility, and Nippon Steel’s bid to take over US Steel is finally moving forward. Plus, gold has surpassed the euro as the second most-popular reserve asset, and the UK’s overseas intelligence agency has appointed its first female chief.  Mentioned in this podcast: Gold overtakes euro as global reserve asset, ECB says Silver and platinum prices soar as investors seek ‘gold alternatives’  The nuclear mountain that haunts Israel Donald Trump approves Nippon Steel’s $15bn takeover of US Steel Britain’s overseas spy agency MI6 promotes ‘Q’ to be first female head  Today’s FT News Briefing was produced by Sonja Hutson, Ethan Plotkin, Kasia Broussalian, and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Alexander Higgins and Peter Barber. Our acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. Our intern is Michaela Seah. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.  Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  • Good morning from the Financial Times.

  • Today is Monday, June 16th, and this is your FT News Briefing.

  • Israel wants to take out Iran's nuclear program, but a mountain stands in the way.

  • And Nippon Steel finally got the go-ahead to buy its American rival.

  • Plus, investors can't seem to get enough of a certain shiny metal.

  • Gold has had a historic rally in 2025,

  • and even the most pro-gold bugs out there didn't really see this coming.

  • I'm Kasia Broussalian, and here's the news you need to start your day.

  • Israel and Iran traded missile strikes over the weekend, escalating the conflict between the two.

  • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said it'll go on as long

  • as it takes to destroy Iran's nuclear program.

  • But that's kind of like facing Mount Doom, as my colleague John Paul Rathbone describes it.

  • He's been following the weekend's events, and he's here with me now.

  • Hey, JP.

  • Hi, good to be here.