Iran has rejected the US peace plan as “excessive”.
The US plan, which has not been made public, reportedly includes Iran dismantling its nuclear facilities in exchange for the lifting of sanctions. In response Iran has released its own conditions for ending the war through state television. Adam is joined by Chief North America Correspondent Gary O’Donoghue.
And the former Google executive Matt Brittin has been confirmed as the BBC’s new director general. The ex-president of Google’s Europe, Middle East and Africa operations will replace Tim Davie, who said he was resigning in November following a storm over how Panorama edited a speech by US President Donald Trump. Adam is joined by Katie Razzall, BBC Culture Editor.
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00:00 – Intro
00:46 – White House Briefing: What Was Said?
01:25 – Reports of a Rejected Peace Plan
03:00 – Are There Really Negotiations?
04:14 – Why Hold an Emergency Briefing?
07:05 – US Military Build-Up in the Middle East
09:38 – Could Military Action Be Imminent?
11:50 – BBC Appoints New Director General
12:20 – Who is Matt Britton?
16:03 – His Time at Google
18:07 – Challenges Facing the BBC
19:14 – How Will the BBC Be Funded?
24:30 – Why a Tech Leader for the BBC?
26:06 – What Changes Could Be Coming?
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