US & Iran Plan To Meet Again, CBS: Colbert & Cooper, Social Media On Trial

美伊计划再次会晤,CBS报道:科尔伯特与库珀同上法庭,社交媒体面临审判

Up First

2026-02-18

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U.S. and Iranian negotiators agree to keep talking after meetings in Geneva, even as President Trump threatens military force and Tehran warns it could retaliate.Stephen Colbert says CBS blocked a political guest from his late-night show, adding to a wave of upheaval involving Anderson Cooper and corporate maneuvering at the network’s parent company.And Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg takes the stand in a landmark trial testing whether social media companies can be held legally responsible for harming young users. Want more analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? Subscribe to the Up First newsletter.Today’s episode of Up First was edited by James Hider, Pallavi Gogoi, Brett Neely, Mohamad ElBardicy and Alice Woelfle. It was produced by Ziad Buchh and Nia Dumas.Our director is Christopher Thomas.We get engineering support from Neisha Heinis. And our technical director is Simon-Laslo Janssen.Our Supervising Producer is Michael Lipkin.(0:00) Introduction(01:55) US & Iran Plan To Meet Again(05:26) CBS: Colbert & Cooper (09:49) Social Media On Trial Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
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  • Iranians are ending 40 days of mourning for people killed in protests.

  • Authorities are watching intently while also negotiating with the United States.

  • What do those talks mean for protesters and the world?

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  • Late show host Stephen Colbert has spent two days publicly debating his network.

  • He says CBS blocked him from broadcasting an interview with the Democrat in response to government threats.

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  • How, if at all, does the CBS move connect with its political interests?

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