FT News Briefing

Russia secretly helping Iran develop supersonic missiles

Mittwoch, 2. September 2026 · 10 min

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An FT investigation found Russia has been secretly helping Iran develop advanced supersonic cruise missiles, the US launched fresh strikes on Iran, and the global bond sell-off deepened on Tuesday. Plus, AI groups are racing to address the risk that future models could help users create bioweapons.

Mentioned in this podcast:
Russia secretly helping Iran develop supersonic cruise missiles (ft.com/content/6cf367bc-95b0-4f1f-b149-a25684a…)
US launches further strikes on Iran as conflict flares up (ft.com/content/c557ccc2-9fe7-4725-8a1c-c40a094…)
Global bond sell-off deepens amid inflation fears (ft.com/content/e6f5f97a-b199-444e-aaec-b819935…)
‘All it will take is one screw-up’: AI groups race to limit bioweapon risks (ft.com/content/22bfa989-7477-434a-aa53-6fbfe6c…)

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