Hegseth: US 'closer than ever' to defeating Iran

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  This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.

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  I'm Charlotte Gallagher and at 16 Hours GMT on Tuesday the 31st of March, these are our main stories.

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  The US Defence Secretary has claimed that America is closer than ever to winning the war against Iran and the Iranians

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  would be wise to make a deal with President Trump.

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  We 're in Lebanon at a displacement centre for refugees as Israel says 600,000 people wo n't be able

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  to return to their homes for the foreseeable future.

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  The war in Iran grinds on and with conflicting and shifting messages from President Trump on his aims,

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  many are keen to get clarity about what the US wants to achieve and when the conflict will be over.

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  For the first time in 12 days, the US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has been giving a briefing to journalists.

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  He said talks with Iran are very real, active and gaining strength.

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  If Iran is wise, they will cut a deal.

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  President Trump doesn't bluff and he does not back down.

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  You can ask Khomeini about that.

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  The new Iranian regime should know that by now.

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  This new regime, because regime change has occurred, should be wiser than the last.

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  President Trump will make a deal he is willing.

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