2026-08-25
28 分钟This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.
I'm Pete Ross and in the early hours of Tuesday 25th August, these are our main stories.
The US is imposing more sanctions on Iran, this time targeting banks,
businesses and countries that continue to trade with Tehran.
Authorities in the US state of Nevada say they're beginning to contain the huge wildfire on the outskirts of Reno.
Also in this podcast.
I think that if I was in a disaster zone and didn't have anything else to eat that I would eat it,
but I'm not sure I would pick it off the shelf over an Oreo.
Turning plastic into a cookie.
We begin with the war in Iran, which is now almost six months old.
Despite its overwhelming firepower, the United States
and its ally Israel have failed to bring the Iranian government down.
In fact, in some ways, Tehran seems to have been strengthened.
The Strait of Hormuz, which was open before the conflict,
is now largely closed because of the threat to shipping from Iran.
So the United States has decided on a new line of attack.
To go after countries, companies and individuals that have economic ties with Iran.
The US Treasury Secretary, Scott Besant, announced the move.
It is no longer acceptable to operate in the grey spaces of this conflict.
Countries cannot claim they are blind to enabling this activity.