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23/07/2018 GMT

Iranian and US Presidents Exchange Threats

BBC World Service - Newshour, Iranian and US Presidents Exchange Threats

As the US moves to stop countries buying Iranian oil, hostile words are exchanged

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and US President Donald Trump have traded hostile warnings, amid rising tensions between the two countries. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo also said he wants countries to stop importing Iranian oil.

Also in the programme: Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil quits international football citing "racism and disrespect" shown by the German Football Association; a new drug to tackle recurring malaria is approved; and a 1963 demo tape by David Bowie aged 16 turns up in a bread basket.

(Photo: Presidents Rouhani and Trump. Credit: Reuters / AFP)

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