The Security Brief is on the road – in Switzerland – where the US and Iran were supposed to begin nuclear negotiations over the future of Iran’s nuclear programme.

As the two sides sign the ‘Memorandum of Understanding’, we compare what the document says to the initial war objectives set by the United States.

Donald Trump has claimed the US won the war on multiple occasions – but do the facts back that up? This is The Security Brief with Christian Fraser and Mikey Kay.

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Direct talks between the US and Iran are set to begin in Switzerland despite the Iranian military saying it has closed the Strait of Hormuz again over Israel’s attacks on southern Lebanon.

Iran also cited a breach of its agreement with the US to end the war as a reason for the closure.

However, the US military has said “traffic continues to flow” in the strait.

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The Met Office has issued an amber extreme heat warning for parts of southern and eastern England and south Wales.

The warning is valid for Monday and Tuesday and warns of temperatures peaking at 35C (95F).

The nights will also be hot, remaining above 20C in some locations.

It brings the risk of impacts to health, especially for vulnerable people, and the danger of sunburn and heat exhaustion in the wider population.

This is only the sixth amber extreme heat warning that has been issued by the Met Office since they were introduced in 2021 – and the first since August 2022.

Heat has also been building across Europe this week and will continue to intensify over the next few days.

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The BookTok community has erupted after creator AllieRoseCo announced she had trademarked merchandise featuring the phrase ‘Hot Girls Read’. User backlash was instantaneous, with many accusing her of attacking small businesses and even betraying her own followers. On this episode, Marianna explains why BookTok is such an influential marketing demographic on TikTok, and what this controversy tells us about the fragility of influencer careers tied exclusively to a personal brand.

Also this week, a viral photo which appears to show Donald Trump meeting with a group of mysterious figures has led to a raft of theories about their identities. One of the most prominent narratives to emerge is that the men are representatives of the mythical kingdom Agartha. Matt dives deep into the lore on Agartha, and its adoption by Nazi occultists. Why has this theory seen such a resurgence among young people on TikTok, and how dangerous is the implicit ideology behind it?

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