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Throughout US President Donald Trump's second term in office, traders have been betting millions of dollars just before he makes major announcements.

The BBC has found a consistent pattern of spikes in trades and finical markets just hours, or sometimes minutes, before the president's most significant market-moving statements were made public.

Some analysts say it bears the hallmarks of illegal insider trading, whereby bets are made by people based on information that is not available to the general public.

While others say that some traders have become more adept at anticipating the president's interventions.

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Iran’s state media has said Tehran has "no plans for now to participate" in the second round of negotiations with the US about the war, according to Iran's state TV news channel. Although no official has clarified Iran’s position yet.

US President Donald Trump said his representatives would be in Pakistan on Monday for negotiations - a White House official said Vice-President JD Vance will lead the US delegation

Meanwhile, the US has attacked and seized an Iranian cargo ship attempting to get past its blockade of Iran's ports, President Trump said.

He said the ship was given "fair warning to stop" but the crew "refused to listen, so our Navy ship stopped them right in their tracks by blowing a hole in the engine room"

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The US has intercepted and seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship attempting to get past its blockade of Iran's ports, according to US President Donald Trump.

He said the ship was given "fair warning to stop" in the Gulf of Oman but refused, so the navy "stopped them right in their tracks by blowing a hole in the engine room”.

Earlier it was confirmed that a US delegation led by the Vice President JD Vance will be In Pakistan for a new round of peace talks with Iran. However Iran has not confirmed that it will be participating in the talks.

Trump has again threatened to destroy Iran’s power plants and bridges if they do not reach a deal with the US, including reopening the strait of Hormuz to international shipping.

Clive Myrie presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Lyse Doucet in Iran and Simi Jolaoso in Washington.

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President Trump says a US team is heading to Pakistan for further talks with Iran, but has again threatened to strike Iranian power plants and bridges if a deal isn't reached soon, saying "NO MORE MR. NICE GUY” in a post on social media. 

Meanwhile ships have again come to a standstill around the Strait of Hormuz after Iran closed it again.

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Today, Adam joined Laura and Paddy to chew over the latest news from Iran, Scotland, and Downing Street.

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Ahead of the Prime Minister’s appearance in parliament, they discuss what we’ve learned today about what Sir Keir Starmer knew, or did not know, about the Lord Mandelson’s vetting by the foreign office. Laura spoke to cabinet minister Liz Kendall, who backed the PM and said that Starmer would have blocked the appointment of Lord Mandelson as US ambassador had he known he failed security vetting.

Elsewhere, negotiations continue between the US and Iran over the Strait of Hormuz. But is it actually currently open or closed? Has the ceasefire been breached? And what happens next? Paddy has been putting those questions to Lyse Doucet in Tehran.

Plus, Laura has been in Scotland speaking to voters and the party leaders about how those issues and others will affect which way voters go in the May elections.

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Laura and Paddy are back! Today, they’re discussing the key questions facing Sir Keir Starmer over the latest revelations about Lord Mandelson

Sir Olly Robbins, the former chief Foreign Office official, was ousted by Starmer on Thursday after it was revealed that Mandelson had failed the foreign office vetting programme. The key questions are still to be answered formally over who knew what, and when.

The PM is set to appear in the Commons on Monday, and Olly Robbins is expected to be grilled by MPs on Tuesday. But how exactly did we get here? What are the key questions Starmer and Robbins need to answer? And could this be the final nail in the coffin for Keir Starmer’s premiership?

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A tanker and a container ship have both reported attacks in the region, after Iran warns the Strait of Hormuz will close until the US blockade on Iranian ports is lifted.

Meanwhile, President Trump told reporters that Iran's leaders want to close the strait, but the US won't let them "blackmail us"

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Four astronauts. One historic mission.

Join the four crew members embarking on Nasa's Artemis II mission, the first crewed journey to the moon in over fifty years.

From training to take off, we see what it really takes to travel further from the earth than ever before.

As the astronauts return to the moon, watch as they witness a total solar eclipse from deep space, navigate the unglamorous realities of survival in orbit, and ultimately return home with a dramatic splashdown in the Pacific Ocean.

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Iran's military has said it will close the Strait of Hormuz in response to the US maintaining its blockade, Iranian state media reports.

Iran's foreign minister said on Friday the Strait of Hormuz would "completely open" to commercial ships for the remainder of the ceasefire.

Shortly after, Donald Trump said the strait was "completely open and ready for business" but that the US blockade of Iranian ports would continue until a peace deal is reached.

The BBC's chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet is reporting from Tehran on condition that none of her material is used on the BBC's Persian Service.

These restrictions apply to all international media organisations operating in Iran.

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Ahead of Coachella's second weekend, Matt and Marianna are discussing how the festival often referred to as the 'Influencer Olympics' has become a microcosm of creator culture. They chat about people posting from their hotels without ever entering the event, the TikTokers mourning collapsed brand deals which may never have existed, and the AI influencers sharing their generated experiences in the desert.

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