Global News Podcast US downplays suggestions it could commit war crimes in Iran
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Mar 31, 2026 Tensions rise as Washington talks tough on Iran and the UN scrambles after more peacekeepers are killed in Lebanon. Myanmar faces worsening fuel shortages, while Israel advances a controversial death penalty law. Australia probes social media age-check failures. Celine Dion prepares a big Paris comeback.
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Trump's Iran Strategy Looks Like Pressure Without Commitment
- Donald Trump's Iran approach looks like maximum pressure without full commitment rather than a defined negotiation strategy.
- Peter Bowes says Trump alternates between threats and talk of progress while most contact appears indirect and US officials keep ground war options visible.
Lebanon Faces A Deadly New Phase Of War
- Southern Lebanon is seeing one of the war's deadliest phases, with two UN peacekeepers and multiple journalists and paramedics killed.
- Lina Sinjab says Israeli forces hold nearly 10% of territory south of the Litani, while 1.2 million are displaced and 150,000 civilians remain trapped.
Myanmar Drivers Endure Long Queues And Fuel Rationing
- Fuel shortages in Myanmar now shape daily life as drivers queue for hours under strict rationing.
- Jonathan Head reports private cars get just 35 litres weekly, while black-market fuel costs over 10 times more and unreliable electricity limits EVs.
