# Rubio: US trying to reopen strait as a 'favour to the world' Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/dc-4662769/rubio-us-trying-to-reopen-strait-as-a-favour-to-the-world Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/dc-4662769/rubio-us-trying-to-reopen-strait-as-a-favour-to-the-world.md Podcast: [dc](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dc-4662769) Published: 2026-05-05T21:38:00+00:00 Episode link: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/rubio-us-trying-to-reopen-strait-as-a-favour-to-the-world--71881503 Audio file: https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71881503/p0njhz8k.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dc-4662769/episodes/rubio-us-trying-to-reopen-strait-as-a-favour-to-the-world Duration seconds: 2454 ## Resource The US is working to get ships through the Strait of Hormuz as a "favour to the world," The US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said in the news conference.Also in the programme: Why staff at Google DeepMind in Britain are unionising over Google's policies on artificial intelligence; and the frontman of the band Iron Maiden opens up about the future of heavy metal and life on tour.(Photo: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio briefs reporters on Iran war at White House, Washington, USA - 05 May 2026. Credit: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA/) ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dc-4662769/episodes/rubio-us-trying-to-reopen-strait-as-a-favour-to-the-world/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/dc-4662769/rubio-us-trying-to-reopen-strait-as-a-favour-to-the-world.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.